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Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer [VHS] | ![Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/210XDAJ8MBL._SL500_.jpg) | Actors: Kenichi Ogata, Michael Walters (IV), Vinnie Penna, Natsumi Sakuma, Toshio Furukawa
Studio: Us Manga Corps Video
Category: Video
List Price: $19.98
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Sales Rank: 42414
Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
Language: English (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6304239661
UPC: 719987147232
EAN: 9786304239667
ASIN: 6304239661
Theatrical Release Date: 1996
Release Date: December 3, 1996
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Amazon.com
Originally released in 1984, the second Urusei Yatsura feature offers characters created by Rumiko Takahashi (Ranma 1/2) and a screenplay and direction by Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell). As the perpetually lecherous Ataru and his friends prepare for a carnival at Tomobiki High School, they gradually realize the days are literally repeating themselves. Any effort to break the pattern dumps them back where they started. They later discover their town has been reduced to a circle of land a few miles across, poised on the back of a gigantic sea turtle--a reference to "Urushima Taro," a Japanese Rip Van Winkle story. Takahashi and Oshii weave elements from other Japanese folk tales into their science fiction adventure. Although she's described as an alien princess, Lum has many of the attributes of an oni (demon), including horns, the ability to fly, and a tiger-skin costume (although hers is a bikini). The character designs reflect an interesting moment in animation history, when the influence of Western TV shows was giving way to the familiar anime style. Lum has large eyes and long viridian green tresses, but Ataru and his pals sport more Caucasian-looking hair and features. Unfortunately, the good-natured story runs out of steam after about an hour, and the film falters to a conclusion in an annoying series of false endings. Unrated; suitable for ages 12 and up: minor nudity, profanity, and cartoon violence. --Charles Solomon
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 Not for the Subtitled Fan November 26, 1999
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
First of all, let me say that this is the best movie in the entire UY collection. If you want ahigh quality anime that actualy isn't depressing. I suggest you buy this. I was very unimpressed with the DVD of this spectacular film. One, there were next to no liner notes. In fact to get to the liner notes you must first remove the sleeve on the front of the case and peer on the reverse side. Also the grave HORROR for the subtitle viewer DUBTITLES! for those of you who do not know, Dubtitling is working off of the dubbed script to make the japanese subtitles. So I must sugest that you pick up the original subtitled tape as well as the DVD or just one. STill a great show!
 Great starter for those new to the series February 7, 2002
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is simply one of the best anime movies I have seen. It combines great characters with a great story that throws you off just as you think you have it figured out. Beautiful Dreamer is not only fun for veteren Urusei Yatsura fans, but is a fantastic way to introduce people to the series. Granted, very few (two, in fact) alien characters are used, but for this plot the others wouldn't really fit anyway. This movie focuses mainly on our earthbound heroes as they struggle to find out what the heck is going on with their world. Trust me. This one's lotsa fun, with just the right blend of mystery and comedy to make a winner.
sorry for non-japanese speaker fans. December 5, 2005
O.T.A.
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
When I watched this movie in 1984. I stayed in the cinema for more than ten hours straight to watch the same movie three or four times that day. (In Japan, once you paid admission you could stay in the cinema until you were physically out of the cinema.) 21.5 years and a few movies later, I have never seen any movie that gives me more goosedumps that this movie. And many animation fans over 30 years old and a few greatest animation creators in Japan agree with me, including original Gundams' creator.
Urusei Yatsura was popular even when it was on the comics, so when it was recreated as TV series in the early 80s, it had got experienced voice actors (dubbers?). And without their unique voices, expressions, dialogs, and strange dialects you are experiencing this movie only by 50%. I watched the english version and I was impressed the work of translation, however unless you know the language, it's difficult to enjoy every aspect of it.
amazing March 5, 2007
Thomas Harding (murfreesboro, TN USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
My friend first saw this film back in '98 when Sci-Fi channel aired it on their "Saturday Anime" programing block; for two weeks he could not stop yammering on about it. Four years later he picked up this DVD and called me over to watch it. I had seen some of the TV series before, but Movie 2 amazed me. It captures all the slapstick elements of the show, but they flow with in the context of a deep plot where the same day repeats over and over, much like the film Groundhog Day. As clues begin to surface that might shed some light on the strange occurances, people begin to disappear.
This film is probably the most popular title in the UY universe and for good reason. With the exception of a few characters, a viewer can jump in totally ignorant to the prior portions of the series. Also, it has a nice balance to the light hearted antics of the TV show, but combines that beautifully with the deeper existentialist trappings of the plot. The ending is satisfying, although the home stretch does drag some. All in all its a great buy for some one who has had some experience with anime, but its not a good starting point for the uninitiated.
This DVD is the only title not put out by Animiego, but it was translated for CPM by the same team, so the continuity and translation is exicelent. This also makes it the only one that is dubbed. its only in fullscreen which might bother some people.
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