Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love

1985 1h 33m JA

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 25

Science FictionAnimationComedyFantasyRomance

Synopsis

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The third film finds Ataru transformed into a pink hippopotamus, which sends Lum chasing after the wicked magician responsible, with catastrophic results. With Lum gone, her friends decide that there is no reason to remain, and so Tomobiki slowly returns to normal. The highlight of the film is a high speed chase scene with an angry Lum flying after the mysterious Ruu through the city at night and into a hall of mirrors (and illusion ). Ataru's true feelings for Lum are probably more obvious in this film than any of the others.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Toshio Furukawa
Ataru Moroboshi (voice)
Fumi Hirano
Lum (voice)
Akira Kamiya
Shutaro Mendou (voice)
Saeko Shimazu
Miyake Shinobu (voice)
Kazuko Sugiyama
Ten (voice)
Machiko Washio
Sakura (voice)
Kazuteru Suzuki
Ruu (voice)
Masako Sugaya
Oshima the Tanuki (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuo Yamazaki
Writers: Tomoko Konparu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Urusei Yatsura Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kazuo Yamazaki, shot by Akio Wakana. 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 Mickie Yoshino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Toshio Furukawa and Fumi Hirano and Akira Kamiya carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0090244 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kazuo Yamazaki directs. Akio Wakana behind the camera. Mickie Yoshino scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Urusei Yatsura Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kazuo Yamazaki, shot by Akio Wakana. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Mickie Yoshino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Toshio Furukawa and Fumi Hirano and Akira Kamiya carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0090244 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.