Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker

1987 0h 57m JA

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 17

Science FictionAdventureAnimationComedyFantasy

Synopsis

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It is summertime, and Shinobu laments not having a boyfriend. She then happens upon a young man weak from hunger, and wearing a rabbit costume. She gives him a carrot, he expresses his gratitude by hitting on her... and she hits back. The young man leaves behind a key to another dimension where everybody's possible futures exist. Lum and Ataru join Shinobu to find the bunny boy, and happy futures for themselves.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fumi Hirano
Toshio Furukawa
Akira Kamiya
Saeko Shimazu
Kazuko Sugiyama
Machiko Washio
Hirotaka Suzuoki
Ichiro Nagai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Satoshi Dezaki
Writers: Toshiaki Imaizumi, Kazumi Koide
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Urusei Yatsura OVAs & Specials Collection" — 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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5 / 7

CAST

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

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0094230 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Satoshi Dezaki directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
239 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.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Fumi Hirano and Toshio Furukawa and Akira Kamiya carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0094230 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 17 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 57 min · 0h 57m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker (1987)

Part of

Urusei Yatsura OVAs & Specials Collection

Also by

Satoshi Dezaki

Key crew

CreatorRumiko Takahashi
Comic BookRumiko Takahashi

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

alien
anime
original video animation (ova)

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical1987-07-18

Also known as

International titles

Yume no shikakenin, Inaba-kun tōjō! Lum no mirai wa dōnaruccha?JP
Urusei Yatsura OVA 1US
Urusei Yatsura: The Coming of Inaba the Dreammaker! What Will Become of Lum's Future?!US
Urusei Yatsura: Yume no shikajin Inaba-kun tôjô! Ramu no mirai wa dô naruccha!?JP
うる星やつら夢の仕掛人・因幡くん登場！ラムの未来はどうなるっちゃ？JP