Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation I: Heir to the Stars (2005) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2005 · 94 mins · Japanese

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Directed by

Yoshiyuki Tomino

Starring

Bin Shimada, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Daisuke Namikawa, Toshio Furukawa, Nobuo Tobita, Hirotaka Suzuoki

Set in Universal Century 0087, the Earth Federation’s extremist Titans become tyrannical, using poison gas to crush dissent. Dissenting soldiers form the AEUG resistance. Civilian Kamille Bidan steals the Gundam Mark II, flees his colony and joins the AEUG, fighting alongside former Zeon ace Char Aznable, who pursues his own agenda. The film is part of the theatrical Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam trilogy, featuring upgraded animation and a GACKT theme song.