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Short summary

Ataru and Lum must replay their fateful game of tag to decide the fate of Earth, that's being threatened by giant space mushrooms, as well as their relationship.

There is a scene in which Sakura breaks the thong on one of her geta (wooden clogs). This act is considered unlucky in Japan. Her uncle Cherry then shows up and more unlucky events occur. A black cat darts out in front of them, and a hearse drives by. The Japanese also believe that if a hearse drives past them, and if they don't hide their thumbs, an early death will befall their parents.

This movie was based on the final chapters in the UY manga series.

The trailer for the movie was actually narrated in English by a voiceover actor who was a native speaker of English, possibly an American. The narration was accompanied by Japanese subtitles. The following is what was spoken during the trailer: English voice-over: "As the world looked on, Earth's fate hung in balance. The fight for survival now begins. Final battle in..." Japanese voice-overs (in unison): "TOMOBIKI-CHO!"

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    • Author: Manemanu
    This is certainly my favourite Urusei Yatsura movie. Summarizing the last chapters of the comic it concludes the story of Lum's and Ataru's fight for love and each other more or less (or so I believe; I haven't actually read the comic that far). The story is complex (for UY), the jokes are witty (still no sign of meta-humour, though) and it's altogether more fast-paced and action packed than any preceeding UY-film. As usual this adaption of the comic series puts more emphasis on romance and relationship than the original, making the characters seem rather stern. Especially Ataru's behaviour has changed drastically for the... less weird. This was meant to be the last UY movie, but a sixth one was done as an anniversary-special or so. If you liked the first 4, you'll love this one. If you were dissappointed by said films, this one just might make it up to you.
  • Cast overview, first billed only:
    Fumi Hirano Fumi Hirano - Lum (voice)
    Toshio Furukawa Toshio Furukawa - Ataru (voice)
    Akira Kamiya Akira Kamiya - Mendou (voice)
    Saeko Shimazu Saeko Shimazu - Shinobu (voice)
    Kazuko Sugiyama Kazuko Sugiyama - Ten (voice)
    Machiko Washio Machiko Washio - Sakura (voice)
    Ichirô Nagai Ichirô Nagai - Cherry (voice)
    Noriko Ohara Noriko Ohara - Oyuki (voice)
    Yûko Mita Yûko Mita - Benten (voice)
    Kazue Komiya Kazue Komiya - Ran (voice)
    Tesshô Genda Tesshô Genda - Rei (voice)
    Hirotaka Suzuoki Hirotaka Suzuoki - Inaba (voice)
    Mayumi Tanaka Mayumi Tanaka - Ryuunosuke (voice)
    Masahiro Anzai Masahiro Anzai - Ryuunosuke's Father (voice)
    Michihiro Ikemizu Michihiro Ikemizu - Onsen-Mark (voice)
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