# Revival of Evangelion (1998)

> A psychologically fracturing anime apocalypse in which traumatized pilots confront the collapse of identity, intimacy, and humanity itself.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/36969

## Facts

- Runtime: 160 min
- Genres: Action, Animation, Drama, Science Fiction
- Director: Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Shoichi Masuo, Minoru Ohara, Hiroyuki Ishido, Tetsuya Watanabe, Ken Ando, Naoyasu Habu, Tsuyoshi Kaga, Akira Takamura, Seiji Mizushima, Tensai Okamura, Masahiko Otsuka, Hideaki Anno, Keiichi Sugiyama
- Cast: Megumi Ogata, Kotono Mitsuishi, Megumi Hayashibara, Yuko Miyamura, Akira Ishida, Fumihiko Tachiki, Koichi Yamadera, Yuriko Yamaguchi
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13645944/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, surreal, disturbing, anime deep dive, science fiction marathon

## Movies like Revival of Evangelion

- [Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/8284)
- [Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/32580)
- [Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/53040)
- [Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion II - Transgression (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/327110)
- [Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/9030)
- [Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/373475)
- [Neo Tokyo (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/23393)
- [Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)](https://ember.film/movie/169509)
- [The Sky Crawlers (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/9541)
- [Attack on Titan: Chronicle (2020)](https://ember.film/movie/504781)

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