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Kazuya Tsurumaki has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 2 rank in the Top 10%, led by Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion.
Fantastic Planet
1973
Animation · Science Fiction
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.
Dir. Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno · With Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi
In the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth. There, each lives a life far different from their days as an Evangelion pilot. However, the danger to the world is far from over. A new impact is looming on the horizon—one that will prove to be the true end of Evangelion.
Dir. Kazuya Tsurumaki, Mahiro Maeda, Katsuichi Nakayama, Hideaki Anno · With Megumi Ogata, Yuko Miyamura, Maaya Sakamoto
Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Meanwhile, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed with a secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji.
Dir. Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno · With Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yuko Miyamura
After the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant monsters called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji’s objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterious Evangelion mecha units. A remake of the first six episodes of GAINAX’s famous 1996 anime series. The film was retitled “Evangelion: 1.01” for its DVD release and “Evangelion: 1.11” for a release with additional scenes.
Dir. Kazuya Tsurumaki, Masayuki, Hideaki Anno · With Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi
Originally a collection of clips from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, Death was created as a precursor to the re-worked ending of the series. Rebirth was intended as that re-worked ending, but after production overruns Rebirth became only the first half of the first part of The End of Evangelion, with some minor differences.
Dir. Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Ken Ando, Naoyasu Habu, Hiroyuki Ishido, Tsuyoshi Kaga, Shoichi Masuo, Seiji Mizushima, Tensai Okamura, Akira Takamura, Tetsuya Watanabe, Minoru Ohara, Masahiko Otsuka, Keiichi Sugiyama · With Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yuko Miyamura
Fourteen years after Third Impact, Shinji Ikari awakens to a world he does not remember. He hasn't aged. Much of Earth is laid in ruins, NERV has been dismantled, and people who he once protected have turned against him. Befriending the enigmatic Kaworu Nagisa, Shinji continues the fight against the angels and realizes the fighting is far from over, even when it could be against his former allies. The characters' struggles continue amidst the battles against the angels and each other, spiraling down to what could inevitably be the end of the world.
Dir. Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Mahiro Maeda, Masayuki · With Megumi Ogata, Yuko Miyamura, Akira Ishida
A highly experimental film presenting a story out of chronological order taking place 15 years after a near-apocalyptic catastrophe, about four traumatized 14 year olds who are tasked with piloting massive humanoid decisive weapons called Evangelion, the psychologically maladjusted adults who handle and command them, and the events and forces that affect them or which they take part in as they engage massive hostile invaders known as "Angels."
Dir. Masayuki, Hideaki Anno, Tsuyoshi Kaga, Shoichi Masuo, Ken Ando, Seiji Mizushima, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Naoyasu Habu, Hiroyuki Ishido, Tensai Okamura, Akira Takamura, Minoru Ohara, Masahiko Otsuka, Tetsuya Watanabe, Keiichi Sugiyama · With Megumi Ogata, Kotono Mitsuishi, Megumi Hayashibara
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