Japan Synopsis
機動戦士ガンダム 0080 ポケットの中の戦争
In the final days of the One Year War, a Zeon special forces group infiltrates a colony to gather information on a new Gundam unit. Alfred Izuruha, a 10-year-old student, befriends Zeon rookie pilot Bernie Wiseman during a brief mobile suit combat. Meanwhile, Al meets up with Christina MacKenzie, his former neighbor and babysitter. Little does he know that not only is Christina a member of the Earth Federation, she's the test pilot of the new Gundam NT-4 prototype.
The 1988–1990 Japan Window
110 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket sits at position #28.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedGunbuster: The Movie
★ 7.7 · Japan
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★ 7.4 · Japan
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★ 6.2 · Japan
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★ 6.3 · Japan
2 sharedMobile Suit Gundam I
★ 6.9 · Japan
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★ 7.4 · South Korea
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The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,315 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #573 of 1,714 (top 33%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | SUNRISE, Bandai Visual |
| Runtime | 3h 0m |
| Release Date | March 25, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt0097661 |