Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer

Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanji	うる星やつら２　ビューティフル・ドリーマー
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Urusei Yatsura 2 Byūtifuru Dorīmā
Directed by	Mamoru Oshii
Screenplay by	Mamoru Oshii
Based on	Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi
Produced by	Hidenori Taga [ja][1]
Music by	Masaru Hoshi [ja][1]
Production companies	Kitty Films Toho[1]
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	February 11, 1984 (1984-02-11) (Japan)
Running time	98 minutes[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer^{[n 1]} is a 1984 Japanese animated fantasy comedy film produced by Kitty Films and distributed by Toho. It is the second film in the Urusei Yatsura film series based on the manga of the same name by Rumiko Takahashi. In the film, a group of Japanese high school students including Lum and Ataru prepare for the annual school cultural festival and begin to question the reality around them after a series of perplexing events. The film experimented with concepts such as a time loop, dreams, and simulated reality, in departure from the previous film Only You which was more faithful to Takahashi's original manga and anime series.

The film was written and directed by Mamoru Oshii with Yuji Moriyama as animation director. Its predecessor, Only You, was also directed by Oshii.^[2] Beautiful Dreamer was a significant departure, with Oshii placing an emphasis on philosophical issues.

Although the film received mixed responses upon its initial release,^{[citation needed]} Beautiful Dreamer later received critical acclaim as an early example of Oshii’s style of filmmaking. In 2009, Kinema Junpo ranked it as one of the best Japanese animated movies.^{[citation needed]} The film has drawn comparisons to later works including Oshii's directed Ghost in the Shell (1995), Groundhog Day (1993), Dark City (1998), and Inception (2010).

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