Maison Ikkoku: Deserted Island

1991 0h 25m JA

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★5.0TMDB · 3

Animation

Synopsis

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Yotsuya and Ichinose reminisce about a time when Shun Mitaka, Yotsuya's suitor, took the tenants of Ikkoku-kan on a pleasure cruise aboard his new boat. After the boat breaks up, everyone is left shipwrecked on a desert island, where they must try to make the best of the situation. This animated short is an adaptation of a story from MAISON IKKOKU, a manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Issei Futamata
Yusaku Godai (voice)
Sumi Shimamoto
Kyoko Otonashi (voice)
Kazuyo Aoki
Hanae Ichinose (voice)
Chika Sakamoto
Kentaro Ichinose (voice)
Akira Kamiya
Shun Mitaka (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Yotsuya (voice)
Yuko Mita
Akemi Roppongi (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Setsuko Shibuichi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Maison Ikkoku 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 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Issei Futamata and Sumi Shimamoto and Kazuyo Aoki carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7989594 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Setsuko Shibuichi directs. Akio Satsukawa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Maison Ikkoku Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Akio Satsukawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Issei Futamata and Sumi Shimamoto and Kazuyo Aoki carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt7989594 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Akio Satsukawa
Runtime: 25 min · 0h 25m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Maison Ikkoku: Deserted Island (1991)

Part of

Maison Ikkoku Collection

A new manager, Kyoko Otonashi, has arrived at Ikkokukan, a very old wooden apartment building. Yusaku Godai, a Ronin who lives in room 5, falls in love with Kyoko Otonashi. It depicts the lively daily life of Ikkokukan, a place where unique people gather, centering on the love story between a young widowed manager and her younger lodger.