Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)
Urusei Yatsura 2: Byûtifuru dorîmâ (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Unrated
- 1h 38min
- Animation, Adventure
- 11 Feb 1984 (Japan)
- Movie
The night before the school festival, things seem to be repeating themselves. Gradually, all the world functions come to a stop, the only ones that are not affected are a select group of student friends.
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Cast
| Fumi Hirano | ... |
Lum (voice)
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| Toshio Furukawa | ... |
Ataru Moroboshi (voice)
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| Akira Kamiya | ... |
Mendou (voice)
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| Kazuko Sugiyama | ... |
Ten (voice)
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| Saeko Shimazu | ... |
Shinobu (voice)
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| Mayumi Tanaka | ... |
Ryuunosuke (voice)
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| Shigeru Chiba | ... |
Megane (voice)
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Akira Murayama | ... |
Perm (voice)
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Shinji Nomura | ... |
Kakugari (voice)
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| Issei Futamata | ... |
Chibi (voice)
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| Ken'ichi Ogata | ... |
Ataru's Father (voice)
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Natsumi Sakuma | ... |
Ataru's Mother (voice)
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Michihiro Ikemizu | ... |
Onsen-Mark (voice)
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Masahiro Anzai | ... |
Ryuunosuke's Father (voice)
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Tomomichi Nishimura | ... |
Principal (voice)
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T. Roy Barnes | ... |
Onsen-Mark (voice)
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| Takuya Fujioka | ... |
Mujaki (voice)
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Edward Morrisson Garland | ... |
Kakugari (voice)
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| Tesshô Genda | ... |
(voice)
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| Wayne Grayson | ... |
Ataru / Mendou (voice)
(as Vinnie Penna)
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Marnie Head | ... |
Sakura (voice)
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| Ichirô Nagai | ... |
Sakuranbô (Cherry) (voice)
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Paula Parker | ... |
Ten (voice)
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| Roxanne Beck Raye | ... |
Lum (voice)
(as Roxanne Beck)
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Draidyl Roberts | ... |
Mujaki, Principal (voice)
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Larry Robinson | ... |
Ataru's Father / Sakurambo: Cherry (voice)
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| Matthew Michael Ross | ... |
Chibi (voice)
(as Matthew Ross)
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Yoku Shioya | ... |
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| Hideyuki Tanaka | ... |
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Jackie Tantillo | ... |
Ataru's Mother (voice)
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Tarako | ... |
(voice)
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Rumiko Ukai | ... |
(voice)
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Jeanette Ann Wallace | ... |
Shinobu (voice)
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Michael Walters | ... |
Perm (voice)
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Machiko Washio | ... |
Sakura (voice)
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Kimberli Wayman | ... |
Ryuunosuke (voice)
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| Craig S. Wollman | ... |
Magane (voice)
(as Craig Wollman)
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| Sumi Shimamoto | ... |
Girl in White Hat (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Mamoru Oshii | ||
Written by
| Mamoru Oshii | ... | (screenplay) |
| Rumiko Takahashi | ... | (comic) |
Produced by
| Hiroshi Hasegawa | ... | associate producer |
| John O'Donnell | ... | executive producer |
| Hidenori Taga | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Katsu Hoshi | ||
Cinematography by
| Ayao Wakana | ... | (as Akio Wakana) |
Editing by
| Seiji Morita | ||
Editorial Department
| Junko Kôno | ... | assistant editor |
| Kimiko Miyauchi | ... | assistant editor |
| Masaki Sakamoto | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
| Shichirô Kobayashi | ||
Production Management
| Yûko Mitsumori | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Junji Nishimura | ... | unit director |
Art Department
| Shichirô Kobayashi | ... | artboards |
| Yûji Moriyama | ... | artboards |
Sound Department
| Kunio Kuwahara | ... | sound mixer |
| Shigeharu Shiba | ... | sound director |
| Yasufumi Yoda | ... | sound effects editor |
Special Effects by
| Takeshi Saitô | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kenji Akazawa | ... | camera operator |
| Shôji Aoyagi | ... | camera operator |
| Hiroaki Edamitsu | ... | camera operator |
| Yasunori Hayama | ... | camera operator |
| Takashi Ikehata | ... | camera operator |
| Mikiko Ishizuka | ... | camera operator |
| Hisao Kazamura | ... | camera operator |
| Nobuo Koyama | ... | camera operator |
| Katsuya Kozutsumi | ... | camera operator |
| Taizô Matsuzaki | ... | camera operator |
| Miho Sakata | ... | camera operator |
| Terumi Satô | ... | camera operator |
| Shigeo Sugimura | ... | camera operator |
| Nobuhiro Takamoto | ... | camera operator |
| Naoyuki Tsuboi | ... | camera operator |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto | ... | camera operator |
Animation Department
| Tsukasa Abe | ... | key animator |
| Yukari Abe | ... | cel painter |
| Kazuhiko Aida | ... | inbetween artist |
| Mitsuru Aoki | ... | cel painter |
| Tetsurô Aoki | ... | inbetween artist (as Tetsuro Aoki) |
| Toshie Aoki | ... | cel checker |
| Yasunao Aoki | ... | assistant animation director |
| Etsuko Aomura | ... | inbetween artist |
| Masako Arakawa | ... | inbetween artist |
| Hideki Araki | ... | inbetween artist |
| Rieko Asami | ... | cel painter |
| Yumi Chigira | ... | cel painter |
| Ken'ichi Chikanaga | ... | inbetween artist (as Kenichi Chikanaga) |
| Reiko Endô | ... | background artist |
| Misako Fujii | ... | cel painter |
| Konomi Fujita | ... | cel painter |
| Masato Fukami | ... | inbetween artist |
| Masahiko Fukudome | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yoshiharu Fukushima | ... | key animator |
| Mitsuhiro Fushida | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yûsaku Godai | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kaoru Hagiwara | ... | cel painter |
| Mito Hakkaku | ... | cel painter |
| Masaya Hasegawa | ... | inbetween artist |
| Masayuki Hiraoka | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kayoko Hirayama | ... | cel painter |
| Katsuo Hiroi | ... | cel checker |
| Mutsuo Horibe | ... | inbetween artist |
| Katsutoshi Horie | ... | inbetween artist |
| Atsuko Horita | ... | assistant inbetween checker |
| Keiko Ikezawa | ... | cel painter |
| Yoko Inami | ... | inbetween artist |
| Reiko Ishibashi | ... | cel painter |
| Yasuo Ishii | ... | inbetween checker |
| Ichirô Itano | ... | key animator |
| Miyako Jingu | ... | inbetween artist |
| Miwa Kadoide | ... | cel painter |
| Kôichi Kadowaki | ... | inbetween artist |
| Hajime Kamegaki | ... | key animator |
| Kenji Kanai | ... | inbetween artist |
| Chikara Kanô | ... | cel painter |
| Chieko Katano | ... | inbetween artist |
| Tadashi Katayama | ... | background artist |
| Kahori Katô | ... | cel painter |
| Atsuko Kimura | ... | cel painter |
| Shinji Kimura | ... | background artist |
| Takako Kishi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Takako Kitagawa | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yoshito Kobayashi | ... | cel painter |
| Kumiko Komine | ... | cel painter |
| Kiyohiko Komori | ... | cel checker |
| Fujimi Konishi | ... | cel painter |
| Mitsuo Korenobu | ... | background artist |
| Reiko Kudô | ... | cel painter |
| Gang-hee Lee | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kyôko Machida | ... | inbetween artist |
| Junko Maeda | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kenichi Maejima | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kahoru Mashiko | ... | cel painter |
| Kuniko Matsubara | ... | cel painter |
| Atsuko Matsuda | ... | inbetween artist |
| Akiko Matsumoto | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yasuyuki Matsumura | ... | inbetween artist |
| Shiori Mikami | ... | cel painter |
| Teruko Miyata | ... | inbetween artist |
| Minako Mori | ... | cel painter |
| Yûji Moriyama | ... | animation director / key animator |
| Hideyuki Motohashi | ... | key animator |
| Kôji Murase | ... | cel painter |
| Motoko Nagasawa | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yuriko Nagaya | ... | inbetween artist |
| Mayumi Naitô | ... | inbetween artist |
| Sumie Nakamachi | ... | cel painter |
| Taku Nakaya | ... | inbetween artist (as Takashi Nakaya) |
| Rie Nakazato | ... | inbetween artist |
| Fumiko Namiki | ... | inbetween artist |
| Mitsuko Nara | ... | key animator |
| Minoru Noguchi | ... | cel painter |
| Noriko Numa | ... | inbetween artist |
| Tadataka Ogasa | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kazumi Okabe | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kenichi Okamoto | ... | key animator |
| Eriko Okazaki | ... | cel painter |
| Motoko Okuno | ... | inbetween artist |
| Shûji Sakata | ... | cel painter |
| Toshiyuki Sakurai | ... | key animator |
| Yoshihisa Sakurai | ... | key animator |
| Masakatsu Sasaki | ... | inbetween artist |
| Sachiko Satake | ... | cel painter |
| Emiko Satô | ... | inbetween artist |
| Michio Satô | ... | key animator |
| Motoaki Satô | ... | cel painter |
| Fumiyo Shibata | ... | inbetween artist |
| Satoko Shiho | ... | cel painter |
| Mieko Shimotani | ... | background artist |
| Yukitaka Shishikai | ... | cel painter |
| Yumiko Sugano | ... | inbetween artist |
| Katsue Suketomo | ... | cel painter |
| Hiromi Suzuki | ... | inbetween artist |
| Ryôko Tago | ... | cel checker (as Kyôko Tago) |
| Akiko Takahashi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Mikiko Takanashi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Chieko Takano | ... | cel painter |
| Ikuko Takasuka | ... | cel painter |
| Kazuhisa Takeda | ... | inbetween artist |
| Misako Takeda | ... | cel painter |
| Akemi Takizawa | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kazuhiko Tamura | ... | inbetween artist |
| Tsukasa Tannai | ... | key animator |
| Manabu Tanzawa | ... | key animator |
| Midori Terashima | ... | inbetween artist |
| Etsuko Tezuka | ... | cel painter |
| Hisayo Tobe | ... | color designer |
| Shin'ichi Toyonaga | ... | cel checker (as Shinichi Toyonaga) |
| Noriko Tsubuki | ... | cel checker |
| Kaori Uchida | ... | cel painter |
| Minoru Ueno | ... | cel checker |
| Yoshimi Watanabe | ... | inbetween artist |
| Katsutoshi Yamagata | ... | cel painter |
| Akemi Yamaji | ... | cel painter |
| Masahito Yamashita | ... | key animator |
| Noriyasu Yamauchi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Shôjurô Yamauchi | ... | key animator |
| Hiromi Yamazaki | ... | cel painter |
| Kazuo Yamazaki | ... | animation director / character designer |
| Noriko Yasuda | ... | inbetween artist |
| Sadako Yonemura | ... | cel painter |
| Tetsuya Yoshimura | ... | inbetween artist |
| Naoyuki Yoshinaga | ... | key animator |
| Naoki Ôhira | ... | inbetween artist |
| Sonomi Ôkubo | ... | cel painter |
| Tsutomu Ôura | ... | inbetween artist |
| Hiroyuki Kitakubo | ... | key animator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Yutaka Hayakawa | ... | musical director |
Additional Crew
| Allan Gus | ... | adr engineer |
| Masayuki Hanzawa | ... | production assistant |
| Takeyoshi Hobara | ... | production assistant |
| Masami Kojima | ... | publicist |
| Amber Kusmenko | ... | dvd coordination |
| Shigekazu Ochiai | ... | planner |
| Tadashi Oka | ... | planning associate |
| Keisuke Okamoto | ... | translation |
| Tomokatsu Saguchi | ... | publicist |
| Tony Salerno | ... | dubbing supervision |
| Hideki Sugisawa | ... | title designer |
| Akira Watanabe | ... | production supervisor |
| Nobuko Yamano | ... | publicist |
Production Companies
- Kitty Films
- Pierrot (animation)
Distributors
- Toho (1984) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Anime Video (Spain) (VHS)
- Central Park Media (1993) (Canada) (VHS)
- Central Park Media (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Central Park Media (1996) (Canada) (video) (Laserdisc)
- Central Park Media (1996) (United States) (video) (Laserdisc)
- Central Park Media (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
- Central Park Media (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Discotek Media (2017) (Canada) (Blu-ray) (video)
- Discotek Media (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray) (video)
- International Channel (United States) (tv)
- Sandrew Metronome Norge (2005) (Norway) (DVD)
- The Sci-Fi Channel (United States) (tv)
- U.S. Manga Corp. (1993) (Canada) (VHS)
- U.S. Manga Corp. (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- U.S. Manga Corp. (1996) (Canada) (video) (Laserdisc)
- U.S. Manga Corp. (1996) (United States) (video) (Laserdisc)
- U.S. Manga Corp. (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
- U.S. Manga Corp. (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
- Yamato Video (1992) (Italy) (VHS)
- Yamato Video (2002) (Italy) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Act (animation assistance)
- Animation 501 (animation assistance)
- Eastman Kodak (film stock)
- Easy World (animation assistance)
- GNC (animation assistance)
- Group Joy (animation assistance)
- Kitty Records (soundtrack)
- Kobayashi Production (animation assistance)
- Kusama Art (animation assistance)
- Magic Bus (animation assistance)
- Matlin Recording (recording studio) (English-dubbed version)
- Morita Editing Room (editing)
- New Japan Studio (recording studio)
- Omnibus Promotion (sound production)
- Rauch (animation assistance)
- Shima Studio (animation assistance)
- Shonen Sunday (planning)
- Studio 2001 (animation assistance)
- Studio Aton (animation assistance)
- Studio DEEN (animation assistance)
- Studio Gallop (animation assistance)
- Studio Killy (animation assistance)
- Studio Korumi (animation assistance)
- Studio Kuma (animation assistance)
- Studio Live (animation assistance)
- Studio Luck (animation assistance)
- Studio Z5 (animation assistance)
- Tokyo Developing Laboratories (film developing)
- Yuminsha (animation assistance)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Lum is a cheerful alien who now lives with her human fiancée, Ataru and her goods friends on earth. The night before the school festival, the world begins to change, things seem to be repeating themselves. Gradually, all necessary functions come to a stop, people disappearing, streets deserting, buildings decaying except Lum and her friends who live ever happier. When they begin to probe the truth, they find out it's somebody's dream that is changing the world...
Written by Tzung-I Lin |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Director Mamoru Oshii mentioned that the scene recreating the original Godzilla (1954) film had to be done by entirely by memory since the film wasn't available on home video yet to use as a reference. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Sci-Fi Channel Saturday Anime (1995). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Ancient Tavern See more » |
| Crazy Credits | At the very end of the film, after the music dies out, the school's clock tower chimes until the screen fades to black. See more » |
| Quotes |
[At Megane's Nazi-themed "Third Reich Decadent Cafe"]
Perm: But do you really think anyone'll come to a place that looks like this, Megane? Chibi: Maybe we should have gone with the 'Hot Babes Coffee Shop' like Ataru suggested. Lum gave it her OK too, after all. Megane: I won't have Lum acting like a bimbo. Besides, do you know how hard it was to collect money from everyone in class to open this place? I'll be damned if I'll let it be operated according to Ataru's weird tastes. Perm: [Muttering] 'Weird tastes' he says... See more » |