# Revival of Evangelion (1998)

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**Original title**: *新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 DEATH(TRUE)²／Air／まごころを､君に*
**Runtime**: 160 min
**Genres**: Action, Animation, Drama, Science Fiction
**Directed by**: Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Masayuki, Tensai Okamura, Seiji Mizushima, Masahiko Otsuka, Hiroyuki Ishido, Shoichi Masuo, Naoyasu Habu, Tetsuya Watanabe, Minoru Ohara, Tsuyoshi Kaga, Ken Ando, Akira Takamura, Keiichi Sugiyama
**Written by**: Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi, Yoji Enokido
**Starring**: Megumi Ogata, Kotono Mitsuishi, Megumi Hayashibara, Yuko Miyamura, Akira Ishida, Fumihiko Tachiki

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You watch the last days of humanity collide with teenage nerves in a Tokyo under siege. Then events spiral toward annihilation. A studio note: the film only feels complete once you’ve faced the abyss between despair and purpose.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, cerebral, dread, mindfuck

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