Dr. Slump: Arale's Surprise Bang

1999 0h 50m JA

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Synopsis

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Arale and company arrive at a nice location for a picnic. They soon discover a beautiful stone with strange powers. Before they know it, a dangerous pirate and his mysterious ship invades their peace and steals the stone. Now it is up to them to retrieve the stone before it is used by evil hands.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Taeko Kawata
Arale Norimaki (voice)
Udo Suzuki
Nashibaba (voice)
Yusaku Yara
Senbei Norimaki (voice)
Chie Ishibashi
Gatchan Norimaki (voice)
Chieko Atarashi
Mokomoko (voice)
Hiroko Konishi
Akane Kimidori (voice)
Hiroyuki Amano
Yaemon Ishikawa (voice)
Megumi Urawa
Peasuke Soramame (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Writers: Yoshimi Narita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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27 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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CAST

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Taeko Kawata and Udo Suzuki and Yusaku Yara carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15156062 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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

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The take

Shigeyasu Yamauchi directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Dr. Slump" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Taeko Kawata and Udo Suzuki and Yusaku Yara carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt15156062 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 50 min · 0h 50m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Dr. Slump: Arale's Surprise Bang (1999)

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).