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Urusei Yatsura: Lum the Forever

1986 · 93 min

A dreamy, off-kilter high-school comedy that drifts into eerie small-town fantasy, playful one moment and quietly melancholy the next.

Directed by
Kazuo Yamazaki
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Science fiction
Starring
Toshio Furukawa, Fumi Hirano, Akira Kamiya
Overview
While performing in a student film, Ataru cuts down Tarozakura, a large, ancient cherry tree. Strange things begin to happen all across Tomobiki: a mountain appears out of nowhere, spring changes to winter, and Lum loses her powers, while those around her act as if she doesn't exist.

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Directed by
Kazuo Yamazaki
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Science fiction
Starring
Toshio Furukawa, Fumi Hirano, Akira Kamiya
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • memory
  • friendship
Places
  • small town
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour6
Realism2
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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