Gunbuster: The Movie (2006)
Original title: トップをねらえ!劇場版
Gunbuster: The Movie is a 2006 Japanese-language animation movie directed by Shoichi Masuo and Hideaki Anno, with a running time of 1h 35m. It stars Noriko Hidaka, Rei Sakuma and Kazuki Yao.
Noriko Takaya's dream is to become a space pilot like her father, who died when she was young after an attack by alien forces in deep space. After entering Okinawa Girls Space Pilot High School, she must persuade everyone, especially herself, that she can fulfill her goal and become an accomplished pilot despite being just an ordinary girl.
Cast
- Noriko Hidaka as Noriko Takaya (voice)
- Rei Sakuma as Kazumi "Onee-sama" Amano (voice)
- Kazuki Yao as Smith Toren (voice)
- Maria Kawamura as Jung Freud (voice)
- Masako Katsuki as Kimiko Akai / Reiko Kashiwara (voice)
- Norio Wakamoto as Kouichiro "Coach" Ohta (voice)
- Tamio Ohki as Captain Tatsumi Tashiro (voice)
- Tomomichi Nishimura as Tashiro's Executive Officer (voice)
- Yuriko Fuchizaki as Kimiko Higuchi (voice)
- Ayako Shiraishi as Linda Yamamoto / Operator Woman 1 / Woman 1 / (voice)
- Daiki Nakamura as Radar Operator Σ (voice)