Synopsis

    In the year 0079 of the Universal Calendar, one out of the seven space colonies begins a war for its independance against the federal government of Earth. Thrown into this conflict is the young Amuro Ray, helped by a handful of civilians, will have to take control of the giant mobile suit, “Mobile Suit GUNDAM”. A long journey begins for Amuro and his friends as they travel across space, searching for their own place…

Background to the movies :

    The first three MS Gundam films were the 43 episodes of the first series condensed into the length of three movies. This being said, sometimes the plot did differ from the original storyline. For example, the theme of human evolution, notably the “New Types”, which was only covered in the last 6 episodes of the TV series, is explored throughout the films. Moreover, nearly 30% of the second film and 70% of the 3rd are new and were supervised by the character designer, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko.

    The first film, released on the 3rd March 13th, 1982, surmises the first 12 episodes. After a month of release, the number of viewers already had risen to 1.62 million people.

    The second film surmised episodes 12-30 and was released on the 11th of July 1981 - gathering 1.27 million viewers after a month of release.

    Finally – the third film – released in March 1983 surmised episodes 31 to 43. Composed of more unedited scenes than the other movies, it was to rake in 760 million Yen after 2.15 million people went to see it in the cinema.