Ranma ½: The Movie, Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (1991)
"Ranma ½: Chûgoku Nekonron daikessen! Okite yaburi no gekitô hen" (original title)

When Prince Kirin of the 7 Lucky Gods shows up at the Tendo dojo looking for his bride-to-be, guess who's accidentally holding the scroll that signifies his future mate? Why, Akane, of ... See full summary »

Director:

Shûji Iuchi

Writers:

Shûji Iuchi, Rumiko Takahashi (comic),

Stars:

Kappei Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara, Noriko Hidaka

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kappei Yamaguchi	...	Ranma Saotome (male) (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Ranma Saotome (female) (voice)
Noriko Hidaka	...	Akane Tendô (voice)
Kaneto Shiozawa	...	Kirin (voice)
Sakiko Tamagawa	...	Lychee (voice)
Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi	...	Sôun Tendô (voice)
Kenichi Ogata	...	Genma Saotome (voice)
Minami Takayama	...	Nabiki Tendô (voice)
Kikuko Inoue	...	Kasumi Tendô (voice)
Hirotaka Suzuoki	...	Tatewaki Kunô (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue	...	Bishamonten / Mikado Sanzenin (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru	...	Ukyô Kuonji (voice)
Eiko Yamada	...	Monlon / Tsubasa Kurenai (voice)
Naoko Matsui	...	Azusa Shiratori (voice)
Kôichi Yamadera	...	Ryôga Hibiki / P-chan (voice)

Storyline

When Prince Kirin of the 7 Lucky Gods shows up at the Tendo dojo looking for his bride-to-be, guess who's accidentally holding the scroll that signifies his future mate? Why, Akane, of course, and the rest of the Ranma crew is forced to take a boat to China in order to save her from the horrors of marriage and a diet of pickled vegetables.

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Plot Keywords:

based on comic | sequel | sex change | anime | martial arts | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Animation

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Details

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

Japanese

Also Known As:

Ranma ½: The Movie, Big Trouble in Nekonron, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kitty Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally played in Japan as a double-feature with Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling. Viz Media LLC's title for this film is a parody of the 1986 film Big Trouble in Little China.

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Goofs

When Akane is sneaking out to the kitchen in order to cook something, she briefly has a see-through hand.

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Crazy Credits

After the end credits: Akane: A month later, we received this photo and a vat of pickles from China. (everyone is munching on the pickles) Soun: Saotome, I was wondering. While we were in China, why didn't we visit Jusenkyo? Ranma, Shampoo, Ryoga, Genma, Mousse: AAAAAUUUUUGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!

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Connections

Spoofs Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

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Soundtracks

"It's love"
from "Rabbit"

User Reviews

Below average Takahashi adaption

Have you noticed, how every first theatrical animation of a series has to a) have every character appear at least for a split second and b) present a story that would like to be overwhelming (but is actually very poor) and tries to adapt the complete content of the original comic character development as if there was no intent of making another one ? And then the creators loosen up in the making of the sequel which then turns out much better ? This is a perfect example. The seriousness and the somewhat heroic-like behaviour of the protagonists just don't allow the typical "Ha-ha-Ranma-no-baka" feeling, especially towards the end. Sure, there are some laughs, but hardly anything new for the devoted Ranma-lovers. You don't have to be a Ranma-Fanatic to enjoy this movie, but being one doesn't help either.