Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! From Penguin Village with Love

1993 0h 31m JA

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★8.0TMDB · 2

AnimationComedy

Synopsis

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Unable to entertain their princess Puruah, the kingdom of Yapaya requests professor Senbei to create a comedic robot capable of making her laugh for the first time in her life.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mami Koyama
Kenji Utsumi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 31-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15168790 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mitsuo Hashimoto directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 31-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
233 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.
5Mami Koyama and Kenji Utsumi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt15168790 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 31 min · 0h 31m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! From Penguin Village with Love (1993)

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).