Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer
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| うる星やつら２ ビューティフル・ドリーマー | |
| Directed by | Mamoru Oshii |
| Produced by | Hidenori Taga |
| Screenplay by | Mamoru Oshii |
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Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi |
| Music by | Masaru Hoshi |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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98 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (Japanese: うる星やつら２ ビューティフル・ドリーマー Hepburn: Urusei Yatsura 2 Byūtifuru Dorīmā?) is a 1984 Japanese anime fantasy comedy film directed by Mamoru Oshii. It's the second film in the Urusei Yatsura film series based on the manga of the same name by Rumiko Takahashi. It was released in Japan on February 11, 1984.
The film was written by Oshii with no consultation from Takahashi.
Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer was released theatrically in Japan on February 11, 1984 where it was distributed by Toho.
The Blu-ray of the film was released in Japan on January 21, 2015, ranking in third place on the weekly Oricon charts during its release week, with 7,860 copies sold.Central Park Media released the film on VHS in North America on November 1, 1993 and on DVD on June 8, 2004. In 2016, Discotek Media announced they had licensed the film in North America and will release it on DVD and Blu-ray.
In Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii, Brian Ruh says that the "shift in filmmmaking priorities...[from] the wacky hijinks that composed a critical part of the original series...[to] placing the emphasis more on deeper philosophical issues...angered a number of viewers." Vincent Ostria stated on Les Inrockuptibles that the film is "a series of dreams in abyss, foretelling...the virtual games of Avalon and Ghost in the Shell".
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