Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno	...	(Director)
Hideaki Anno	...	(Writer)
Megumi Ogata	...	Shinji Ikari
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Rei Ayanami
Kotono Mitsuishi	...	Misato Katsuragi
Yuriko Yamaguchi	...	Ritsuko Akagi
Akira Ishida	...	Kaworu Nagisa (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki	...	Gendô Ikari
Motomu Kiyokawa	...	Kozo Fuyutsuki (voice)
Miki Nagasawa	...	Maya Ibuki (voice)
Takehito Koyasu	...	Shigeru Aoba
Hiro Yuuki	...	Makoto Hyuga (voice) (as Hiro Yuki)
Tomokazu Seki	...	Toji Suzuhara (voice)
Tetsuya Iwanaga	...	Kensuke Aida
Junko Iwao	...	Hikari Horaki (voice)
Mugihito	...	Kiel Lorenz (voice)
Spike Spencer	...	Shinji Ikari
Maeghan Albach	...	Additional Voices

Summary: The plot is largely a point-for-point adaptation of episodes one through six of the original anime. While some scenes and events are replications of the original series, others unfold differently with new or omitted scenes and newly-available 3D CG technology. The film received a positive response from fans, with Hideaki Anno himself calling it a "faithful remake of the original series". The film was ranked 4th highest grossing anime film at the Japanese box office during 2007 earning a total of 2 billion yen.