Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth

(1997)

★ 7.4 IMDb · 516 votes

Genres: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi

Year: 1997

Runtime: 101 мин

Country: Japan

Director: Хидэаки Анно, Кадзуя Цурумаки, Масаюки, Сэйдзи Мидзусима, Минору Охара, Акира Такамура, Тэнсай Окамура, Сёити Масуо, Наоясу Хабу, Масахико Оцука, 加賀ツヨシ, Тэцуя Ватанабэ, Кэн Андо, Хироюки Исидо, Кэйичи Сугияма

Cast: Мэгуми Огата, Мэгуми Хаясибара, Юко Миямура, Котоно Мицуиси, Фумихико Татики, Коити Ямадэра, Мики Нагасава, Такэхито Коясу, Тэцуя Иванага, Дзюнко Ивао

Plot

Originally a collection of clips from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, Death was created as a precursor to the re-worked ending of the series. Rebirth was intended as that re-worked ending, but after production overruns Rebirth became only the first half of the first part of The End of Evangelion, with some minor differences.

The Evangelion saga from TV is artfully recounted, with some additional scenes, in part one see: "Shin Seiki Evangelion" (1995) Part two starts immediately afterward, where the NERV organization has outlived its usefulness. The shadowy covenant of SEELE launches an all-out commando assault against the ill-defended headquarters. Asuka, semi-comatose, is placed in her EVA for safety, while Misato and company struggle to find Shinji and Rei before they're assasinated by SEELE's forces.