Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party

1985 0h 48m JA

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7.2

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 8★7.2IMDB · 53

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Synopsis

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Ryoko throws a tea party for her friends. Flashbacks reveal the pasts of Ryoko's various guests.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fumi Hirano
Lum (voice)
Toshio Furukawa
Ataru (voice)
Akira Kamiya
Mendou (voice)
Kazuko Sugiyama
Ten (voice)
Saeko Shimazu
Shinobu (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Megane (voice)
Akira Murayama
Perm (voice)
Issei Futamata
Chibi (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kazuo Yamazaki
Writers: Naoyuki Yoshinaga, Junji Nishimura, Mamoru Oshii
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 48-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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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 OVAs & Specials Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Seiji Morita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0092142 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kazuo Yamazaki directs. Seiji Morita cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 48-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Urusei Yatsura OVAs & Specials Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Editor Seiji Morita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Fumi Hirano and Toshio Furukawa and Akira Kamiya carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0092142 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.