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Outlanders

1986 · 51 min

A breezy, silly sci-fi romp with slapstick alien chaos and a cheeky romantic twist.

Overview
In the midst of a violent invasion of Earth by unknown alien forces, photo-journalist Wakatsuki Tetsuya comes across a scantily-clad alien woman, cutting a swath of death through the Terran ranks with her sword. After a chaotic struggle, Tetsuya is knocked unconscious, only to awaken aboard her starship. To his surprise, she turns out to be Kahm, the invaders' princess - and she has picked Tetsuya for a starring role in her upcoming wedding. As the groom....

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • war
  • power
  • family
Places
  • space
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour7
Realism2
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
animation, science fiction, comedy
Directed by
Katsuhisa Yamada
Written by
Yoshinobu Tomita, Toshifumi Terada
Starring
Fumi Hirano, Mitsuo Iwata, Akira Kamiya, Kenji Utsumi, Emi Shinohara, Mika Doi, Mikio Terashima, Takashi Toyama
Music
Kei Wakakusa
Cinematography
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Runtime
51 min
Country
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Languages
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