Synopsis
機動戦士Ζガンダム A New Translation I: 星を継ぐ者
Universal Century 0087. The Titans, a bellicose faction among the Earth Federation Forces, grows powerful and tyrannical, even using poison gas to suppress a civil unrest. Dissident soldiers from the same military stand against them, forming a resistance group called the AEUG. Kamille Bidan, a civilian student, gets entangled in this conflict when he impulsively steals the Gundam Mark II and joins the AEUG, running away from his home space colony. Then he begins to fight along with Char Aznable, a former Zeon ace pilot who has infiltrated the Earth Sphere for reasons of his own. This is the first part of the feature trilogy derived from the anime series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, and features enhanced animation and theme songs by GACKT.
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
347 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam A New Translation I: Heir to the Stars sits at position #176.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam A New Translation I: Heir to the Stars. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
6 sharedMobile Suit Zeta Gundam A New Translation II: Lovers
★ 6.8 · Japan
5 sharedMobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island
★ 6.5 · Japan
5 sharedMobile Suit Zeta Gundam A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars
★ 6.5 · Japan
4 sharedMobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
★ 7.6 · Japan
4 sharedMobile Suit Gundam I
★ 6.9 · Japan
4 sharedMobile Suit Gundam F91
★ 6.4 · Japan
Other Titles From SUNRISE
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam A New Translation I: Heir to the Stars premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,411 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (47th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #960 of 1,714 (top 56%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | SUNRISE |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | May 28, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0435202 |
| Official Site | www.z-gundam.net |