Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World

1983 0h 52m JA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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Arale and her friends learn of a World Grand Prix being organised by the Radial Kingdom. The prize is marrying Princess Front (a dead ringer to Ms. Yamabuki) or 1 million dollars. Of course they decide to enter for the money. Not so for Dr. Mashirito; he is going for the princess and will stop at nothing to win! The princess though has her own plan, which involves Ms. Yamabuki, and that of course means even Dr. Slump decides to enter with his trusty Borobo. Let the race begin...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kenji Utsumi
Senbei
Mami Koyama
Arale-chan
Junpei Takiguchi
Radial King
Kazuko Sugiyama
Akane
Joji Yanami
Borobo (voice)
Mariko Mukai
Yamabuki-sensei
Nachi Nozawa
Dr. Mashirito
Naomi Jinbo
Piisuke

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Minoru Okazaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 52-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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43 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Minoru Okazaki, shot by Hisao Shirai. 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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CAST

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

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Minoru Okazaki directs. Hisao Shirai behind the camera. Shunsuke Kikuchi scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 52-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Dr. Slump" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Minoru Okazaki, shot by Hisao Shirai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Kenji Utsumi and Mami Koyama and Junpei Takiguchi carry the top of the cast.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Hisao Shirai
Original score: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Runtime: 52 min · 0h 52m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
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).