Japan Synopsis
機動戦士ガンダムII 哀・戦士編
“I pray, pray, pray to bring near the New Day.”
After managing to survive attacks by Zeon's Char Aznable and Garma Zabi, the crew of Federation warship White Base and its mobile suits must battle Zeon forces through Asia, Europe, and the Atlantic Ocean if they are to reach Earth Federation's headquarters alive. During that process many of its crewmembers must overcome their fears, losses, immaturities, and insecurities in order to survive.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
5 sharedMobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
★ 7.6 · Japan
5 sharedMobile Suit Gundam I
★ 6.9 · Japan
4 sharedMobile Suit Gundam Hathaway
★ 7.4 · Japan
4 sharedMobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
★ 6.9 · Japan
4 sharedMobile Suit Gundam F91
★ 6.4 · Japan
4 sharedMobile Suit Zeta Gundam A New Translation I: Heir to the Stars
★ 6.9 · Japan
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Animation + Science Fiction in Japan
314 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow itself).
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
★ 8.3 · 1997
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
★ 8.3 · 2021
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Seiran 2
★ 8.2 · 2019
Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya
★ 8.0 · 2013
Date A Live: Mayuri Judgment
★ 8.0 · 2015
The 1980–1982 Japan Window
Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow holds position #15 of 67 Japan films in the 1980–1982 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow premiered alongside 28 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 28 other Japan films in 1981.
The 557th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
46 audience reviews — more than 62% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 52th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- edited from tv series · 20
- gundam · 20
- universal century · 9
- anime · 711
- mecha · 68
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,604 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (65th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,178 of 2,532 (top 47%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | SUNRISE |
| Runtime | 2h 13m |
| Release Date | July 11, 1981 |
| IMDb | tt0159510 |