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Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

The fate of destruction is also the joy of rebirth.

19978.31h 27m

Overview

SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.

Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki
Written by Hideaki Anno
Produced by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
Box Office0Revenue: $20.6M

Top Cast

Megumi Ogata

Megumi Ogata

Shinji Ikari (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)

Kotono Mitsuishi

Kotono Mitsuishi

Misato Katsuragi (voice)

Yuko Miyamura

Yuko Miyamura

Asuka Langley Soryu (voice)

Fumihiko Tachiki

Fumihiko Tachiki

Gendo Ikari (voice)

Miki Nagasawa

Miki Nagasawa

Maya Ibuki (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Shigeru Aoba (voice)

Hiro Yuuki

Hiro Yuuki

Makoto Hyouga (voice)

Yuriko Yamaguchi

Yuriko Yamaguchi

Ritsuko Akagi (voice)

Motomu Kiyokawa

Motomu Kiyokawa

Kozo Fuyutsuki (voice)

Themes & Keywords

philosophyinsanitypost-apocalyptic futurefuturisticend of the worldmechaavant-gardemeaningless existencerebirthanimepsychological terrorcomplexanxiousbased on tv seriesintrospectiveexistential horroralternate endingexperimental surrealismintensedistressingsinceresympathetic

About Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion is a animation, science fiction, drama, fantasy film released in 1997 exploring themes of philosophy, insanity, post-apocalyptic future, futuristic, end of the world, mecha. Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, it stars Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi. SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.

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