Dirty Pair: Affair on Nolandia

1985 0h 57m JA

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★6.8TMDB · 13★6.5IMDB · 43

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Synopsis

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The Lovely Angels are dispatched to the planet of Ookbar in search of a missing girl. Kei and Yuri have traced young Missinie to the forest of Nolandia, but their investigations have stalled thanks to the less than helpful Chief of Security. But Kei and Yuri never let a little bureaucracy stand in their way. It's the unicorns and UFOs, not to mention the rampaging killer robot, that are going to be the problem as the Dirty Pair tackle their toughest case yet.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kyoko Tongu
Kei
Saeko Shimazu
Yuri
Keiko Han
Misuni
Toshiko Fujita
Sakura
Gara Takashima
Konny
Masaru Ikeda
Oran
Banjo Ginga
Yurugis
Naoki Makishima
Mughi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masaharu Okuwaki
Writers: Masaharu Okuwaki, Kazunori Ito
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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2 / 8

ERA

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41 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 "Dirty Pair Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

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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Directed by Masaharu Okuwaki, shot by Toshio Shirai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yoshihiro Okamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kyoko Tongu and Saeko Shimazu and Keiko Han carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0434908 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masaharu Okuwaki directs. Toshio Shirai behind the camera. Yoshihiro Okamoto scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Dirty Pair Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Masaharu Okuwaki, shot by Toshio Shirai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Yoshihiro Okamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Kyoko Tongu and Saeko Shimazu and Keiko Han carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0434908 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.