After the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant monsters called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji’s objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterious Evangelion mecha units. A remake of the first six episodes of GAINAX’s famous 1996 anime series. The film was retitled “Evangelion: 1.01” for its DVD release and “Evangelion: 1.11” for a release with additional scenes.
Direction
Anno's obsessive frame-by-frame rebuild of his own legacy.
Cinematography
Ramiel's geometric assault is pure animated psychedelia.
Score
Shiro Sagisu makes strings sound like cosmic horror.
Director
Kazuya Tsurumaki
Megumi Ogata
Shinji Ikari (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)
Kotono Mitsuishi
Misato Katsuragi (voice)
Yuriko Yamaguchi
Ritsuko Akagi (voice)
Akira Ishida
Kaworu Nagisa (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki
Gendo Ikari (voice)
Motomu Kiyokawa
Kozo Fuyutsuki (voice)
Miki Nagasawa
Maya Ibuki (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
Shigeru Aoba (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Toji Suzuhara (voice)
Hiro Yuuki
Makoto Hyuuga (voice)
Tetsuya Iwanaga
Kensuke Aida (voice)
Junko Iwao
Hikari Horaki (voice)
Mugihito
Keel Lorenz (voice)
Joe Fria
Makoto Hyuga (Prime Video dub) (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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