Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha!! Excited Heart of Summer Vacation

1994 0h 20m JA

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★4.0TMDB · 3

AnimationComedy

Synopsis

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The Norimaki Family, the Soramame Family, Suppaman, and Dr. Mashirito end up coming to a summer resort which is really a haunted castle filled with monsters. While enjoying the many facilities, such as the arcades and hot spring baths, they all end up falling into the clutches of Vandora, a female vampire who intends to feed off them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kenji Utsumi
Senbei Norimaki (voice)
Mami Koyama
Arale Norimaki (voice)
Akira Kamiya
Dr. Mashirito (voice) / Invisible Man (voice)
Kazue Komiya
Vandra (voice)
Mami Matsui
Turbo Norimaki (voice)
Yoko Kawanami
Midori Normaki (voice)
Yōko Teppōzuka
Gajira Norimakis (voice)
Bin Shimada
Taro Soramame (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Writers: Aya Matsui
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 20-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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RUNTIME

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

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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 Mitsuo Hashimoto, shot by Masatoshi Fukui. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

CAST

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

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mitsuo Hashimoto directs. Masatoshi Fukui behind the camera. Shunsuke Kikuchi scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 20-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.
5Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto, shot by Masatoshi Fukui. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Kenji Utsumi and Mami Koyama and Akira Kamiya carry the top of the cast.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Masatoshi Fukui
Original score: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Runtime: 20 min · 0h 20m
Status: Released
Original language: JA

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).