Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker
1987 57m movie Film Japan

Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker

夢の仕掛人・因幡くん登場！ ラムの未来はどうなるっちゃ？

Synopsis

夢の仕掛人・因幡くん登場！ ラムの未来はどうなるっちゃ？

It is summertime, and Shinobu laments not having a boyfriend. She then happens upon a young man weak from hunger, and wearing a rabbit costume. She gives him a carrot, he expresses his gratitude by hitting on her… and she hits back. The young man leaves behind a key to another dimension where everybody's possible futures exist. Lum and Ataru join Shinobu to find the bunny boy, and happy futures for themselves.

The 1986–1988 Japan Window

99 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker sits at position #33.

  1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    #1

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    ★ 9.0 · 1988

  2. The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
    #2

    The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

    ★ 8.6 · 1986

  3. Silver Fang
    #3

    Silver Fang

    ★ 8.6 · 1986

  4. Grave of the Fireflies
    #4

    Grave of the Fireflies

    ★ 8.5 · 1988

  5. Saint Seiya
    #5

    Saint Seiya

    ★ 8.5 · 1986

  6. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    #6

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    ★ 8.3 · 1986

  7. Dragon Ball
    #7

    Dragon Ball

    ★ 8.2 · 1986

  8. My Neighbor Totoro
    #8

    My Neighbor Totoro

    ★ 8.1 · 1988

The 1980s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Urusei Yatsura: Inaba the Dreammaker premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.3
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,705 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (63rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Science Fiction productions specifically: #112 of 566 (top 20%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Runtime 57m
Release Date July 18, 1987
IMDb tt0094230

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