Urusei Yatsura 4: Ramu za fôebâ (1986)

Mendou invites Ataru & Co. to his estate for a viewing of a large, aging cherry tree named "Tarozakura", which is to be featured in an independent film which happens to be financed by ... See full summary »

Director:

Kazuo Yamazaki

Writers:

Toshiki Inoue, Rumiko Takahashi (comic),

Stars:

Fumi Hirano, Toshio Furukawa, Akira Kamiya

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fumi Hirano	...	Lum (voice)
Toshio Furukawa	...	Ataru (voice)
Akira Kamiya	...	Mendou (voice)
Kazuko Sugiyama	...	Ten (voice)
Saeko Shimazu	...	Shinobu (voice)
Shigeru Chiba	...	Megane (voice)
Shinji Nomura	...	Kakugari (voice)
Akira Murayama	...	Perm (voice)
Issei Futamata	...	Chibi (voice)
Kazue Komiya	...	Ran (voice)
Tomomichi Nishimura	...	Principal (voice)
Michihiro Ikemizu	...	Onsen-mark Sensei (voice)
Natsumi Sakuma	...	Ataru's Mother (voice)
Kenichi Ogata	...	Ataru's Father (voice)
Bin Shimada	...	Ton (voice)

Storyline

Mendou invites Ataru & Co. to his estate for a viewing of a large, aging cherry tree named "Tarozakura", which is to be featured in an independent film which happens to be financed by Mendou, directed by Megane, and starring Lum. During filming, Ataru cuts down Tarozakura as called for in the script, but the downed tree starts foaming and disintegrates. Afterwards, bizarre incidents occur all over Tomobiki, a mountain emerges out of the ground, spring gives way to winter, Sakura's ghostly friends disappear, Lum begins losing her powers, and Lum's friends begin acting as though she doesn't exist.

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Plot Keywords:

tree | gladiator | anime | dream | alien | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

22 February 1986 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kitty Films, Studio DEEN

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Sakura and her ghostly companions arrive at Tarozakura, all of the visitors flee in terror. Among the stampede of people is Kei from Dirty Pair, who is firing a gun as she runs.

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Quotes

[the frozen dreams collapse, Lum returns, and Ataru approaches her]
Shinobu: And from now on, the days repeat on and on as usual, right?
Sakura: No, not necessarily.
Shinobu: Huh?
Sakura: Even if the days go around, in a path of endlessly nearly concentric circles, as a whole, they should ultimately lead us to a new place.
Mendou: That means...
Sakura: Uh-huh, no one knows what lies ahead of us.
Megane: How naive of me to approve of you and Lum, even for a moment. "Mistakes must be corrected at once." DIE ATARU!
[...]

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits show Lum jogging.

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Connections

References Star Trek (1966)

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Soundtracks

"Melancholy no Kiseki (The Miracle of Melancholy)"
Performed by Kayoko Matsunaga
Lyrics by Giniro Natsuo
Music by Kôji Tamaki
Arranged by Masaaki Oomura

User Reviews

the weirdest of the six

ok, this one confused me more than any other anime, even kite. for example, i didn't know lum could talk to birds. in the beginning, things are going good, makin a movie, shoppin, a nice false front (big trouble in little china is where i got the line), but then, there are the birds, the losing of the powers, the strange voices, the dreams, and the entities. let's just say, you'll need a deep psychological and philisophical understanding to watch this one. overall, its ok, but you'll have to watch it five or six times to grasp it.