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Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack (1988): Cast & Box Office

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Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack is a 1988 action sci-fi film directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, starring Shuichi Ikeda as Char Aznable (voice), Koichi Yamadera and Toru Furuya. It runs 2 hours and earned $149,993 worldwide.

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Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack (1988) movie poster
Released
Runtime
2h (120 min)
Director
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Genres
Action , Sci-Fi , Animation
Original language
Japanese
Studio
Sunrise
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack About?

The premise of Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack without spoilers.

Set in UC 0093, the Earth Federation, having recovered from its recent defeat, forms the elite anti‑colonial unit Londo Bell to counter rising rebel threats. Meanwhile, Char Aznable emerges from self‑imposed exile, leading his new Neo‑Zeon movement and proclaiming a plan to force humanity’s mass exodus into space by triggering a catastrophic apocalypse.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack Themes & Keywords

· 24 tags
  • outer space
  • gundam
  • anime animation
  • mecha anime animation
  • hand drawn animation
  • epic sci fi
  • space sci fi
  • for grown ups animation
  • nuclear winter
  • meteor
  • fictional war
  • spacecraft
+12 more
  • space war
  • space colony
  • soldier
  • robot
  • planet earth
  • piloted giant robot
  • old age
  • hong kong
  • giant robot
  • charisma
  • futuristic
  • sequel
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Cast & crew

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack Cast & Characters

Shuichi Ikeda leads the cast as Char Aznable (voice), with Koichi Yamadera as Gyunei Guss (voice) and Toru Furuya as Amuro Ray (voice). Directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino; 13 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack

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From the director

More from Yoshiyuki Tomino

More films directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino: Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988), Gundam Reconguista in G Movie V: Beyond the Peril of Death, Gundam Reconguista in G Movie IV: Love That Cries Out in Battle and Gundam Reconguista in G Movie III: Legacy from Space.

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Box office

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack Box Office

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack grossed $149,993 worldwide.

1988 box office

Worldwide gross

$150K

International
$150K
Details

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack Also Known As

22 alternative titles, including “機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア” and “Kidō Senshi Gandamu: Gyakushū no Shā”.

Also known as
  • 機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア
  • Kidō Senshi Gandamu: Gyakushū no Shā
  • 기동전사 건담: 샤아의 역습
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Il contrattacco di Char
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Odwet Chara
  • 機動戰士鋼彈 逆襲的夏亞
  • 機動戰士高達 馬沙之反擊
  • Mobile Suit Gundam : Char's CounterAttack
  • 機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア:1988
  • 기동전사 건담 : 역습의 샤아
  • 기동전사 건담; 역습의 샤아
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0093: Char's Counterattack
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  • 机动战士高达 逆袭的夏亚
  • Mobile Suit Gundam - Char's Counter Attack
  • 기동전사 건담: 역습의 샤아
  • Mobile Suit Gundam : Char contre-attaque
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Char Contra-ataca!
  • Мобильный воин ГАНДАМ: Ответный удар Чара
  • โมบิลสูท กันดั้ม ชาร์ส เคาน์เตอร์แอคแทค
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Char contraataca
  • 機動戰士高達:馬沙之反擊
  • Chiến Sĩ Cơ Động Gundam: Char Phản Công

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Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack FAQ: Cast & Box Office

Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack?

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack runs 2 hours (120 minutes).

When was Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack released?

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack was released on March 12, 1988.

Who directed Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack?

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack was directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino.

More films by Yoshiyuki Tomino

Who is in the cast of Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack?

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack stars Shuichi Ikeda as Char Aznable (voice), Koichi Yamadera as Gyunei Guss (voice) and Toru Furuya as Amuro Ray (voice), among 13 credited actors.

How much did Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack make at the box office?

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack grossed $149,993 worldwide.

Does Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack have a post-credit scene?

No. Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack in?

The original language of Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack is Japanese.

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