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Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure

1982 · 90 min

A bright, silly space romp full of slapstick gags and goofy characters that keeps things light and fast.

Directed by
Akinori Nagaoka
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
Starring
Kenji Utsumi, Mami Koyama, Yasuo Yamada
Overview
When local teacher Midori Yamabuki receives an emergency summons to her home planet it turns out to be a trap devised by galactic warlord Dr. Mashirito, and it's up to Dr. Senbei Norimaki and a group of students (including his robot daughter Arale) to venture into space to save her.

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Directed by
Akinori Nagaoka
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Adventure
Starring
Kenji Utsumi, Mami Koyama, Yasuo Yamada
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • friendship
    • family
    • survival
    Places
    • space
    Era
    far-future
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror1
    Humour7
    Realism2
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    animation, comedy, adventure, fantasy, science fiction
    Directed by
    Akinori Nagaoka
    Written by
    Shunichi Yukimuro, Tomoko Konparu, Michiru Shimada, Toshiki Inoue
    Starring
    Kenji Utsumi, Mami Koyama, Yasuo Yamada, Mariko Mukai, Kazuko Sugiyama, Naomi Jinbo, Toshio Furukawa, Hiroshi Otake
    Cinematography
    Sadafumi Sano, Hisao Shirai
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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