Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island

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Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island

Released Sep 27, 2022

1h 49m

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After a covert mission goes wrong, Mobile Suit pilot Amuro Ray and his comrades are stranded on a remote island. The battalion was sent to a land called the Island of No Return to clear off any enemy forces, only to find a group of children and an enemy mecha attack. Now Amuro must find a way for them all to escape this mysterious land, but not before meeting a strange man--Cucuruz Doan.

Sam Barsanti

AV Club

Cucuruz Doan’s Island is... like if Lucasfilm went back and remade the Star Wars Holiday Special but actually made it good.

Rated: B

Sep 20, 2022

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

Although a title that, in theory, addresses Gundam aficionados, “Cucuruz Doan’s Island” is quite appealing on its own, offering much entertainment to even the “ignorant” viewer, and that is where its true value lies.

Rated: 7

Jan 4, 2023

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Spencer Legacy

ComingSoon.net

Mobile Suit Gundam Cucuruz Doan’s Island might be a bit confusing for new fans, but it’s certainly worth watching if you have any interest in Gundam.

Rated: 9/10

Nov 30, 2022

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Mark McPherson

Film Inquiry

Cucuruz Doan’s Island transforms a forgotten Gundam episode into one of the most exciting Gundam movies ever.

Sep 30, 2022

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Charles Solomon

FilmWeek (LAist)

It's not a good introduction to the series, but if you're already a Gundamn fan it has many characters you already know and like.

Sep 23, 2022

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Courtney Lanning

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The film has a nice mix of action and slower moments where the characters and story can breathe... Fans of the original show should be pleased with the film, which raises a certain level of nostalgia for Mobile Suit Gundam.

Rated: 86/100

Sep 23, 2022

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Michanne

Gundam is the shiz and we need more.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/13/22

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Steven

A love letter to all Gundam Fans. If you enjoyed the original Mobile Suit Gundam series from 1979, mecha anime or just science fiction watch this movie. The movie and scenes flowed so seamlessly and the animation and sound was exceptional. And it's great in English Dub or English Sub.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/02/22

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Flipper

The animation style was beautiful and the story was good. This movie stayed true to the original animation pacing and true to the characters. This was a great time and I enjoyed it overall. The only thing I would say I disliked about it would be that there are areas in the story that are very slow and could have been sped up or just cut out. A few more battle scenes or longer battle scenes would have been nice and the few that are there, are beautifully done. I would totally recommend this to everyone. This is a good movie and brings that excitement that makes your hair stand up or at least for me it did.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/02/22

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Alexander

The movie was very enjoyable, more tailored for those that know the UC timeline but isn't to much for newcomers.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/02/22

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J

Great anime movie, hoping for more gundam showing in theaters.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/01/22

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David B

I dug the way that they managed to use newer animation while keeping it visually close to the original. The animation advances were most notable with the fight sequences. The major thing holding it back was the fact that it would be fairly inaccessible for new viewers. I am aware that it is a remake of the 15th episode of 0079, but feel that they missed out on making it more open to new viewers rather than catering solely to fans.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/29/22

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Yoshikazu Yasuhiko

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Tôru Furuya

Amuro Ray

Shunsuke Takeuchi

Cucuruz Doan

Ken Narita

Bright Noa

Toshio Furukawa

Kai Shiden

Megumi Han

Sayla Mass

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After a covert mission goes wrong, Mobile Suit pilot Amuro Ray and his comrades are stranded on a remote island. The battalion was sent to a land called the Island of No Return to clear off any enemy forces, only to find a group of children and an enemy mecha attack. Now Amuro must find a way for them all to escape this mysterious land, but not before meeting a strange man--Cucuruz Doan.

Director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Screenwriter: Toshizo Nemoto
Distributor: Crunchyroll
Production Co: Bandai Namco Arts
Genre: Action, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 27, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 27, 2023
Runtime: 1h 49m

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