Urusei Yatsura: Only You
Urusei Yatsura: Only You | |
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Japanese | うる星やつら オンリー・ユー |
Hepburn | Urusei Yatsura Onri Yu |
Directed by | Mamoru Oshii |
Screenplay by | Tomoko Konparu[1] |
Based on | Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi |
Produced by | Yuji Nunokawa[1] |
Cinematography | Akio Wakana[1] |
Music by | Izumi Kobayashi Fumitaka Anzai Koji Nishimura Masamichi Amano |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Urusei Yatsura: Only You (Japanese: うる星やつら オンリー・ユー, Hepburn: Urusei Yatsura Onri Yu) is a 1983 Japanese anime fantasy comedy film directed by Mamoru Oshii in his film directorial debut.[2][3] It is the first in the Urusei Yatsura film series based on the manga of the same name by Rumiko Takahashi. It was released in Japan on February 11, 1983[1][3] during the second season of the series.
Voice cast[]
Character | Voice |
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Lum Invader | Fumi Hirano |
Ataru Moroboshi | Toshio Furukawa |
Shinobu Miyake | Saeko Shimazu |
Shutaro Mendou | Akira Kamiya |
Ten | Kazuko Sugiyama |
Cherry | Ichirō Nagai |
Sakura | Machiko Washio |
Megane | Shigeru Chiba |
Perm | Akira Murayama |
Elle | Yoshiko Sakakibara Shiori (child) |
Nanabake Rose | |
Chibi | Issei Futamata |
Barbara | Naoko Kyoda |
Assistant Driver | Bin Shimada |
Kakugari | |
Guard A | Hideyuki Tanaka |
Guard B | Yoku Shioya |
Commander | Mugihito |
Announcer | Hiroshi Izawa |
Oni Commander | Kazuyo Aoki |
Child A | |
Child B | |
Ataru's Father | Kenichi Ogata |
Ataru's Mother | |
Planet Elle Commander | Kumiko Takizawa Sanae Takagi |
Oyuki | Noriko Ohara |
Princess Kurama | Rihoko Yoshida |
Lum's Father | |
Lum's Mother | |
Rei | Tessho Genda |
Driver |
Production[]
Only You borrows heavily from the Japanese fairy tale of Urashima Tarō. The fairy tale would later inspire the film's sequel, Beautiful Dreamer.[4] In an interview featured in in 2000, Oshii expressed disappointment with the film, claiming "It's no film. It failed to be a film."[5]
Release[]
Only You was released theatrically in Japan on February 11, 1983 where it was distributed by Toho.[1] AnimEigo released the film in North America on subtitled-LaserDisc on November 11, 1992 as Urusei Yatsura Movie 1–Only You, and then on VHS on June 29, 1995.[1] They later released it on DVD with an English-language dub on October 21, 2003. Discotek Media acquired the North American rights in 2020 and will release it on Blu-ray on November 30, 2021, including the AnimEigo dub.[6]
Reception[]
Allen Divers of Anime News Network gave the subtitled version of the film an overall grade of "A", and the dubbed version a "B" grade, writing that "While the animation and artwork is a slight notch above the TV standard, the plot for Only You is nothing new to fans of the show."[7] Jasper Sharp of Midnight Eye wrote that the film "throws the viewer completely in at the deep-end, assuming at least some knowledge of the characters and their relationships is in place, though it shouldn't take too long for newcomers to find their feet."[2] Dani Moure of Mania.com called the film "a lot of fun, and for the most part [...] very enjoyable."[8] Chris Beveridge, also of Mania.com, wrote that "the budget is bigger, the designs are more detailed, but the idea is the same [as the TV series]."[9]
References[]
Footnotes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Galbraith IV 2008, p. 333.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Sharp, Jasper (7 March 2006). "Midnight Eye review: Urusei Yatsura: Only You (Urusei Yatsura Onri Yu, 1983, Mamoru OSHII)". Midnight Eye. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "うる星やつら オンリー・ユー(1983)". Allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Shamoon 2016, p. 50.
- ^ Oguro, Yuichiro (September 15, 2000). "ロングインタビュー 押井守のアニメスタイル". Notebook of Art. 53 (793): 66. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- ^ "Discotek Releases Z/X Ignition, Lupin III vs. Detective Conan, Urusei Yatsura: Only You Anime on BD on November 30". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- ^ Divers, Allen (3 February 2004). "Urusei Yatsura: Only You DVD". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Dani Moure. "Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You". Mania.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Chris Beveridge. "Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You". Mania.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
Sources[]
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743.
- Shamoon, Deborah (2016). Folktales and Fairy Tales: Traditions and Texts from around the World (2nd ed.). ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1610692540. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
External links[]
- Urusei Yatsura: Only You at IMDb
- Urusei Yatsura: Only You (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- 1983 films
- Japanese-language films
- 1980s fantasy-comedy films
- 1983 anime films
- 1983 comedy films
- 1983 directorial debut films
- Animated comedy films
- Anime films based on manga
- Comedy anime and manga
- Discotek Media
- Fantasy anime and manga
- Films based on works by Rumiko Takahashi
- Films directed by Mamoru Oshii
- Japanese animated fantasy films
- Japanese fantasy comedy films
- Japanese films
- Toho animated films
- Urusei Yatsura
- Films scored by Masamichi Amano