SILVER

In Universal Century 0079, the Principality of Zeon begins a war of independence against the Earth Federation. Eight months later, the war has entered a deadlock. When Zeon hears of a secret plot by the Federation that could turn the tide, it launches a reconnaissance mission on the space colony Side 7 that turns deadly. Amuro Ray, a young boy caught up in the battle, ends up piloting the Federation’s prototype weapon: a giant mobile suit called Gundam. Alongside a ragtag group of refugees, Amuro joins the beleaguered military crew of the White Base, a Federation warship, and escapes Side 7. DIR Yoshiyuki Tomino, Ryōji Fujiwara; SCR Yoshihisa Araki, Hiroyuki Hoshiyama, Ken'ichi Matsuzaki, Yū Yamamoto; PROD Masami Iwasaki, Yasuo Shibue. Japan, color, 1981, 140 min. NOT RATED