Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer Movie 2 DVD

In the quiet town of Tomobiki, the students of Tomobiki High are feverishly preparing for the first day of their school festival. However, as the frantic preparations stretch into the night, a strange realization begins to dawn on them: tomorrow never comes. The day keeps repeating itself, and with each cycle, the world outside the school grounds begins to vanish, leaving behind a surreal, desolate landscape where only their school remains. At the center of this philosophical maze is Ataru Moroboshi and the alien princess Lum, who find themselves trapped in a dream world that blurs the line between desire and reality. As the group tries to unravel the mystery of their eternal festival, they must confront the possibility that someone's fondest wish has become their collective prison.

Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer is the second feature film based on the hit series by Rumiko Takahashi. Directed by Mamoru Oshii, the film famously departed from the slapstick comedy of the television series to explore metaphysical themes, dream logic, and structural experimentation—elements that would later define Oshii's work on Ghost in the Shell. Widely considered one of the greatest anime films of all time, it serves as a bridge between the bright pop-art aesthetics of the early '80s and the deeper, psychological narratives that would come to dominate the medium in the decades to follow.

Notable Staff &; Voice Talent

Director: Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor: The Movie, Angel's Egg)
Original Creator: Rumiko Takahashi
Studio: Studio Pierrot

Cast:
• Fumi Hirano as Lum Invader
• Toshio Furukawa as Ataru Moroboshi
• Akira Kamiya as Shutaro Mendo
• Saeko Shimazu as Shinobu Miyake
• Steve Blum as Ataru Moroboshi (English dub)
• Martha Ellen Senseney as Lum (English dub)

DVD Features

• Director’s Commentary by Mamoru Oshii
• Art Gallery and Character Sketches
• Central Park Media Previews

Spoken Languages: English &; Japanese Audio, English Subtitles

Edition Details

Japanese Title: うる星やつら2 ビューティフル・ドリーマー (Urusei Yatsura 2: Byūtifuru Dorīmā)
Runtime: ~98 Minutes
Director: Mamoru Oshii
DVD Release Year: 2002 (U.S. Release, Central Park Media)
Original Release Date (Japan): February 11, 1984
Publisher: Central Park Media
Rating: PG / 13+
Region: Region 1 (U.S. / Canada)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Surreal Comedy, Psychological Fantasy
Themes: Dream vs. Reality, Eternal Recurrence, Philosophical Inquiry, High School Life

Media assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.