Gunbuster: The Movie

Oct 1, 2006

1h 35m

★ 7.6

Overview

Noriko Takaya's dream is to become a space pilot like her father, who died when she was young after an attack by alien forces in deep space. After entering Okinawa Girls Space Pilot High School, she must persuade everyone, especially herself, that she can fulfill her goal and become an accomplished pilot despite being just an ordinary girl.

Genres

Animation

Action

Adventure

Drama

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Studio Fantasia

GAINAX

Gunbuster: The Movie Trailers

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Cast

Noriko Takaya (voice)

Noriko Hidaka

Kazumi "Onee-sama" Amano (voice)

Rei Sakuma

Smith Toren (voice)

Kazuki Yao

Jung Freud (voice)

Maria Kawamura

Kimiko Akai / Reiko Kashiwara (voice)

Masako Katsuki

Kouichiro "Coach" Ohta (voice)

Norio Wakamoto

Captain Tatsumi Tashiro (voice)

Tamio Ohki

Tashiro's Executive Officer (voice)

Tomomichi Nishimura

Kimiko Higuchi (voice)

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Linda Yamamoto / Operator Woman 1 / Woman 1 / (voice)

Ayako Shiraishi

Radar Operator Σ (voice)

Daiki Nakamura

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