Macross Plus: The Movie (1995): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1995, Macross Plus: The Movie is an action, adventure, animation and science fiction film directed by Shinichiro Watanabe, running about 115 minutes.

What it’s about. Three decades after the great war between the humans and the Zentradi, the U.N. government is developing new technologies to use in their transforming fighter aircraft by running tests on the colony planet Eden. Military test pilots and former childhood friends, loose cannon Isamu Alva Dyson and the Zentradi mixed race Guld Goa Bowman, are selected to each pilot a new aircraft (Shinsei Industries' YF-19 & General Galaxy's YF-21) for Project Super Nova, to choose the newest successor to the VF-11 Thunderbolt variable fighter which is currently still in use by the U.N. Spacy military forces. Their own personal grudges end up disrupting the tests, and begin to wreak havoc on the program.

Who’s in it. Macross Plus: The Movie stars Takumi Yamazaki as Isamu Alva Dyson (voice), Unsho Ishizuka as Guld Goa Bowman (voice), Rica Fukami as Myung Fang Lone (voice) and Mako Hyoudou as Sharon Apple (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.2/10, Macross Plus: The Movie has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In GB you can stream it on Disney Plus and rent or buy it from Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Macross Plus: The Movie page.

If you liked it. Fans of Macross Plus: The Movie tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.