Japan Synopsis
新世紀エヴァンゲリオン 劇場版 DEATH & REBIRTH シト新生
“When our HEARTS are melting together, I will be destroyed.”
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.
Audience Engagement
383 audience reviews — more than 92% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 80th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
5 sharedEvangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
★ 7.8 · Japan
4 sharedEvangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
★ 7.6 · Japan
4 sharedMobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island
★ 6.5 · Japan
3 sharedNeon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
★ 8.3 · Japan
3 sharedEvangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
★ 8.3 · Japan
3 sharedMobile Suit Gundam I
★ 6.9 · Japan
Other Titles From GAINAX
Drama + Science Fiction in Japan
93 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth itself).
The 1996–1998 Japan Window
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth holds position #36 of 144 Japan films in the 1996–1998 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth premiered alongside 38 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 38 other Japan films in 1997.
The 1095th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- giant robot · 24
- piloted robot · 9
- anime · 711
- mecha · 68
- based on tv series · 37
- surrealism · 34
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,178 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (74th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #506 of 1,933 (top 26%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | GAINAX, Production I.G |
| Runtime | 1h 41m |
| Release Date | March 15, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0169880 |