Urusei Yatsura: Only You
| Urusei Yatsura: Only You | |
|---|---|
 Japanese film poster | |
| Japanese | うる星やつら オンリー・ユー |
| Hepburn | Urusei Yatsura Onri Yu |
| Directed by | Mamoru Oshii |
| Produced by | Yuji Nunokawa[1] |
| Screenplay by | Tomoko Kaneharu[1] |
| Based on |
Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi |
| Music by | Hiroshi Hayakawa[1] |
| Cinematography | Akio Wakana[1] |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes[1] |
| 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.[3][1]
Voice cast
| Character | Voice |
|---|---|
| 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 | Hiroko Maruyama |
| Chibi | Issei Futamata |
| Barbara | Naoko Kyoda |
| Assistant Driver | Bin Shimada |
| Kakugari | Shinji Nomura |
| Guard A | Hideyuki Tanaka |
| Guard B | Yoku Shioya |
| Commander | Mugihito |
| Announcer | Hiroshi Izawa |
| Oni Commander | Kazuyo Aoki |
| Child A | Kazuki Suzuki |
| Child B | Nariko Fujieda |
| Ataru's Father | Kenichi Ogata |
| Ataru's Mother | Natsumi Sakuma |
| Planet Elle Commander | Kiyomi Hanasaki Kumiko Takizawa Sanae Takagi Yuuko Masutani |
| Oyuki | Noriko Ohara |
| Princess Kurama | Rihoko Yoshida |
| Lum's Father | Ritsuo Sawa |
| Lum's Mother | Reiko Yamada |
| Rei | Tessho Genda |
| Driver | Yuuichi Sakuraniwa |
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 Art Handbook 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 11 February 1983 where it was distributed by Toho.[1] The film was never released theatrically in the United States, and was initially released to home video as Uruseu Yatsura Movie 1–Only You with English subtitles on June 29, 1995.[1]
Reception
On Anime News Network, Allen Divers gave the subtitled version an overall grade of A and the dubbed version a B, saying 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."[6] On Midnight Eye, Jasper Sharp says 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] On The Anime Review, Jason Huff writes that the film is "on the ragged edge of enjoyable, but it's not even close to the best this series has to offer."[7] On Rumic World, Mason Proulx gave the film 4 1/2 stars out of 5 and called it "the definitive Urusei Yatsura movie."[8] On mania.com, Dani Moure called the film "a lot of fun, and for the most part [...] very enjoyable."[9] and Chris Beveridge said that "the budget is bigger, the designs are more detailed, but the idea is the same [as the TV series]."[10]
References
Footnotes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 333.
- 1 2 Jasper Sharp (March 7, 2006). "Urusei Yatsura: Only You". Midnight Eye. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- 1 2 "うる星やつら オンリー・ユー(1983)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved June 6, 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.
- ↑ Allen Divers (February 3, 2004). "Urusei Yatsura: Only You DVD". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Urusei Yatsura: Only You". The Anime Review. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ↑ Mason Proulx. "Urusei Yatsura The Movie: Only You". Rumic World. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ↑ Dani Moure. "Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You". mania.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ↑ Chris Beveridge. "Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You". mania.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
Sources
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 1461673747.
- Shamoon, Deborah (2016). Folktales and Fairy Tales: Traditions and Texts from around the World (2nd ed.). ABC-CLIO. ISBN 1610692543. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
External links
- Urusei Yatsura: Only You on IMDb
- Urusei Yatsura: Only You (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
