Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer (1984): Cast & Plot
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer is a 1984 animated comedy directed by Mamoru Oshii, starring Toshio Furukawa as Ataru Moroboshi (voice), Fumi Hirano and Machiko Washio. It runs 1 hour 35 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 35m (95 min)
- Director
- Mamoru Oshii
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Kitty Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer About?
The premise of Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
As the ever‑lecherous Ataru and his friends gear up for the Tomobiki High School carnival, they begin to notice that each day repeats itself exactly. Every attempt to alter the situation merely throws them back to the start, trapping them in a literal time‑loop that forces them to search for a way to break the cycle.
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- nazi
- swastika
- dreams vs reality
- teacher
- philosophical conversation
- based on manga
- surrealism
- anime
- sexy woman
- crucifixion
- buddha
- ruins
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- flat earth
- turtle
- jet
- escher stairway
- julius caesar
- repeated event
- school bell
- skating
- swimming
- fireworks
- eating
- restaurant
- convenience store
- maze
- alleyway
- godzilla
- fishing
- photograph
- discussion
- disappearance
- statue
- jet ski
- swimming pool
- sword
- principal
- no opening credits
- cold open
- seagull
- taxi
- movie set
- double helix dna
- little girl
- falling
- flying
- harem
- monologue
- costume
- bus
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer Cast & Characters
Toshio Furukawa leads the cast as Ataru Moroboshi (voice), with Fumi Hirano as Lum (voice) and Machiko Washio as Sakura. Directed by Mamoru Oshii; 23 actors are credited in all.
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Director Mamoru Oshii
- Toshio Furukawa as Ataru Moroboshi (voice)
- Fumi Hirano as Lum (voice)
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Machiko Washio as Sakura - Ichiro Nagai as Sakuranbô (Cherry)
Also Starring in Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
· 19 more- Kenichi Ogata Ataru's Father
- Shigeru Chiba Megane
- Akira Kamiya Mendou
- Mayumi Tanaka Ryuunosuke
- Tomomichi Nishimura Principal
- Tessyo Genda
- Issei Futamata Chibi
- Saeko Shimazu Shinobu
- Hideyuki Tanaka
- Kazuko Sugiyama Ten
- Michihiro Ikemizu Onsen-Mark
- Masahiro Anzai Ryuunosuke's Father
- Akira Murayama Perm
- Takuya Fujioka Mujaki
- Yoku Shioya
- Shinji Nomura Kakugari
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- TARAKO
- Rumiko Ukai
- Natsumi Sakuma Ataru's Mother
More from Mamoru Oshii
More films directed by Mamoru Oshii, best-rated first: Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Angel's Egg (1985) and I Can’t Stop Biting You.
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer Plot Summary
What happens in Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Ataru Moroboshi Toshio Furukawa and Lum Fumi Hirano are students at Tomobiki High School, busy with plans for the upcoming student cultural festival. A growing unease sweeps through the group as some begin to suspect that their days are repeating, a theory that only deepens as strange gaps in time and memory slip into their routine. To test the idea, the class is sent home early, and everyone is effectively corralled back to the same place, unable to leave the city limits. This eerie confinement becomes their first clue that something impossibly surreal is happening, and the sense of time looping is soon joined by others’ odd behavior and peculiar occurrences.
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Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer Also Known As
15 alternative titles, including “Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer” and “Beautiful Dreamer - vastustamattomat olennot”.
- Also known as
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- Urusei Yatsura Movie 2: Beautiful Dreamer
- Beautiful Dreamer - vastustamattomat olennot
- Beautiful Dreamer: Dessa oemotståndliga varelser
- Lamù - Beautiful Dreamer
- Lamu Film 2 : Un rêve sans fin
- Нестерпні прибульці 2: Прекрасна мрійниця
- Урусей яцура 2: Бю̄тефуру дорііма̄
- Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer
- Lum, la chica invasora: Beautiful Dreamer
- Lamu - Film 2 : Un rêve sans fin
- Urusei Yatsura 2: Linda Sonhadora
- 福星小子2：绮丽梦中人
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- Ці нестерпні прибульці 2: Прекрасна мрійниця
- 福星小子：綺麗夢中人
- 시끌별 녀석들 2 - Beautiful Dreamer
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Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer?
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer runs 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes).
When was Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer released?
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer was released on February 11, 1984.
Who directed Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer?
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer was directed by Mamoru Oshii.
More films by Mamoru Oshii Who is in the cast of Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer?
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer stars Toshio Furukawa as Ataru Moroboshi (voice), Fumi Hirano as Lum (voice) and Machiko Washio as Sakura, among 23 credited actors.
Does Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer have a post-credit scene?
No. Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer in?
The original language of Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer is Japanese.
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