Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)

新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 Air／まごころを、君に

The fate of destruction is also the joy of rebirth.

1997-07-19 · Action, Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction · 87 min

★ 8.3 (2001 votes)

Directed by Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki

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.

Cast

Megumi Ogata Shinji Ikari (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)
Kotono Mitsuishi Misato Katsuragi (voice)
Yuko Miyamura Asuka Langley Soryu (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki Gendo Ikari (voice)
Miki Nagasawa Maya Ibuki (voice)
Takehito Koyasu Shigeru Aoba (voice)
Hiro Yuuki Makoto Hyouga (voice)
Yuriko Yamaguchi Ritsuko Akagi (voice)
Motomu Kiyokawa Kozo Fuyutsuki (voice)
Akira Ishida Kaworu Nagisa (voice)
Mugihito Keel Lorenz (voice)
Koichi Yamadera Ryoji Kaji (voice)

Crew

Director: Hideaki Anno
Director: Kazuya Tsurumaki
Director of Photography: Hisao Shirai
Editor: Sachiko Miki
Original Music Composer: Shiro Sagisu
Producer: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
Screenplay: Hideaki Anno

Details

Budget: $7,500,000
Revenue: $26,000,000
Homepage: https://gkids.com/films/end-of-evangelion
IMDb: tt0169858
TMDB: 18491

Keywords

alternate ending
anime
anxious
avant-garde
based on tv series
complicated
distressing
end of the world
existential horror
experimental surrealism
futuristic
insanity
meaningless existence
mecha
philosophy
post-apocalyptic future
psychological terror
rebirth
sincere
sympathetic

Videos

In theatres March 17 & 20 [Subtitled] Teaser
Official Trailer [Subtitled] Trailer

Reviews

sirdorius · ★ 3 · 2025-11-20

Evangelion: Shinji is completely useless and whimpers for 90 minutes straight If you thought the series' ending was bad... This is somehow even worse! I think Shinji is depressed and hates his father... we can't really know for sure from the 100 times he told us that. I wish they really pushed the message one more time to be sure. Quality "deep" writing and peak anime story telling!

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