Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle

1984 0h 48m JA

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★4.8TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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Senbei Norimaki finds the secret treasure named “Eye of Rainbow” of the legendary Nanaba Castle in the mountain. This treasure makes every dream come true. When the gang of Arale Norimaki and Gatchan tried to steal the treasure, Bisna, who is the descendant of Nanaba Kingdom, takes the treasure. Bisna wants to revive the devil and Nanaba Kingdom. Arale and her friends went towards the secret Nanaba Castle to get back the treasure.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kenji Utsumi
Senbei Norimaki (voice)
Mami Koyama
Arale Norimaki (voice)
Kazuko Sugiyama
Akane Kimidori (voice)
Naomi Jinbo
Peasuke Soramame (voice)
Toshio Furukawa
Tarou Soramame (voice)
Hiroshi Otake
Nikochan Daiou (voice)
Isamu Tanonaka
Gala (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Nikochan's Servant (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroki Shibata
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 48-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Dr. Slump" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hiroki Shibata, shot by Hisao Shirai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Kenji Utsumi and Mami Koyama and Kazuko Sugiyama carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7811492 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hiroki Shibata directs. Hisao Shirai behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 48-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Dr. Slump" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Hiroki Shibata, shot by Hisao Shirai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Kenji Utsumi and Mami Koyama and Kazuko Sugiyama carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt7811492 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hisao Shirai
Runtime: 48 min · 0h 48m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle (1984)

Part of

Dr. Slump

Dr Slump creates a little android girl, Arale, very stong, happy and totally common senseless. They live in Penguin Village where the strangest things happen (i.e. the dawn is announced by a little pig wearing a basquee).