Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark...

1994 0h 25m JA

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 5

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Synopsis

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While at the beach Arale Norimaki rescues a shark. In return, the shark invites her and the rest of the Norimaki to their underwater city. Meanwhile, Suppaman intends to follow them and get revenge. While in the city, Arale meets Urashima Tarō, who joins Arale while playing at the amusement park.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kenji Utsumi
Senbei Norimaki (voice)
Mami Koyama
Arale Norimaki (voice)
Naokazu Adachi
Taro Urashima (voice)
Wakako Shimazaki
Mermaid Queen / Obotchaman (voice)
Takeshi Aono
Urashima Taro(voice)
Hiroko Emori
Turbo Norimaki(voice)
Toru Furuya
Suppaman(voice)
Hirohiko Kakegawa
Eel(voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Writers: Takao Koyama, Aya Matsui
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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32 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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Kenji Utsumi and Mami Koyama and Naokazu Adachi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3466642 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 5 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 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
232 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.
5Kenji Utsumi and Mami Koyama and Naokazu Adachi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt3466642 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 25 min · 0h 25m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark... (1994)

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).