Underplayed Gems

Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island (2022)

Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island poster
Original title
機動戦士ガンダム ククルス・ドアンの島
Directed by
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Genre
mecha, Mecha, Sci-Fi
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

During the One Year War, Amuro Ray and the crew of the White Base land on a remote island to hunt down Zeon holdouts. There they encounter a strange situation involving soldiers and children.

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What happens

Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island (Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム ククルス・ドアンの島, Hepburn: Kidō Senshi Gundamu: Kukurusu Doan no Shima) is a Japanese mecha animated film directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. The film is based on the fifteenth episode of the television series Mobile Suit Gundam—an installment notorious for its poor quality due to complete outsourcing and the director's (Yasuhiko's) hospitalization—leading Yasuhiko to consider it deserving of a proper remake. Set during the One Year War, the story centers on Amuro Ray piloting the Gundam alongside the crew of the White Base, as they are tasked with locating Zeon stragglers on a remote island. The film premiered in Japan on June 3, 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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