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.
The 1980–1982 Japan Window
67 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow sits at position #15.
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
Other Titles From SUNRISE
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |