Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie
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| Kanji | 幽☆遊☆白書 | ||||
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| Directed by | Noriyuki Abe | ||||
| Written by | Yukiyoshi Ohashi | ||||
| Based on | Yu Yu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi | ||||
| Produced by | Ken Hagino | ||||
| Starring | Nozomu Sasaki Megumi Ogata Nobuyuki Hiyama Sanae Miyuki Shigeru Chiba | ||||
| Music by | Yusuke Honma | ||||
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| Distributed by | Toei Company | ||||
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Running time | 30 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie (Japanese: 幽☆遊☆白書, Hepburn: Yū Yū Hakusho), also known as The Golden Seal, is a 1993 Japanese anime film based on the YuYu Hakusho manga series created by Yoshihiro Togashi. The 30-minute film was directed by Noriyuki Abe and produced by Studio Pierrot. It was released theatrically in Japan on July 10, 1993 at the seasonal Toei Anime Fair.[1][2] The movie was dubbed into English by Anime Works and Animaze and released on VHS on June 9, 1998 and on a single DVD with Ninku: The Movie on January 30, 2001.[3][4] Funimation Entertainment later released the film to DVD, along with the Eizou Hakusho OVAs, on December 13, 2011 as Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie & Eizou Hakusho, featuring a new English dub with their original voice cast from the anime television series.[5]
A Filipino dub titled Ghost Fighter: The Next Mission released by Regal Entertainment in the Philippines.
Like the television series, it features the songs "Smile Bomb" and "Sayonara Bye Bye" by Matsuko Mawatari (Sarah White and Stephanie Nadolny in Funimation's English version) for its opening and closing credits respectively.
Plot
While vacationing, Koenma is kidnapped by a pair of demons known as Koashura and Garuga, who demand the possession of Lord Enma's coveted "Golden Seal". Botan finds Yusuke Urameshi and Kazuma Kuwabara on their summer vacation as well, and asks for their assistance in Koenma's rescue.
Voice cast
| Character | Actor[6] | ||
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| Japanese | English | ||
| Media Blasters, 1998 | Funimation, 2011 | ||
| Yusuke Urameshi | Nozomu Sasaki | Jonathan Fahn (as Jonathan Charles) | Justin Cook |
| Kazuma Kuwabara | Shigeru Chiba | Lex Lang | Christopher Sabat |
| Kurama | Megumi Ogata | David Hayter (as Sean Barker) | John Burgmeier |
| Hiei | Nobuyuki Hiyama | Kirk Thornton (as Sparky Thornton) | Chuck Huber |
| Botan | Sanae Miyuki | Lia Sargent | Cynthia Cranz |
| Koenma | Mayumi Tanaka | Brianne Siddall (as Jetta E. Bumpy) | Sean Teague |
| Garuga/Yasha | Takeshi Aono | Kevin Seymour (as Dougary Grant) | Christopher Ayres |
| Koashura | Rica Matsumoto | Julie Maddalena (as Julie Kliewer) | Greg Ayres |
| George Saotome | Tomomichi Nishimura | Robert Martin Klein (as Bob Marx) | Kent Williams |
| Winged Demon | Mitsuaki Madono | Doug Stone | J. Michael Tatum |
| Tree Demon | Masami Suzuki | Milton James (as Richard Barnes) | Jeff Johnson |
| Kotennyo | Yuri Shiratori | Wendee Lee | Kate Bristol |
Release
AnimeWorks released an English dubbed version of the half-hour film on VHS in both English-dubbed and subtitled formats on May 5, 1998, and on DVD on January 30, 2001.[7][8]
Reception
According to Martin Ouelette of Protoculture Addicts, the movie did little to satisfy fans of the YuYu Hakusho series during its original release due to its short running time.[9] Reviewing the Funimation release, Carl Kimlinger of Anime News Network gave the subtitled version a "B+", the English dub a straight "B", and called the story disposable stating the film is more focused on "having fun with its theatrical budget".[10]
References
- ^ Camp, Brian; Davis, Julie (2007). Anime Classics Zettai!: 100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces. Stone Bridge Press. p. 403. ISBN 978-1-933330-22-8.
- ^ "studioぴえろ 作品年表(劇場作品)" [Studio Pierrot Works Chronology (Theater Works)] (in Japanese). Studio Pierrot. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ^ "Animexpress: Yû Yû Hakusho". Animerica. 6 (2). Viz Media: 19. February 1998.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Ninku/ Yu Yu Hakusho (2002)". Amazon. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ "Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie & Eizou Hakusho". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
- ^ "Yu Yu Hakusho: The Golden Seal". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ "Animexpress: Yû Yû Hakusho". Animerica. 6 (2). Viz Media: 19. February 1998. ISSN 1067-0831.
- ^ "Ninku/ Yu Yu Hakusho (2002)". Amazon. January 30, 2001. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
- ^ Ouellette, Martin (April 1998). "Spotlight: Yu Yu Hakusho". Protoculture Addicts. No. 49. Protoculture Inc. p. 34.
- ^ Kimlinger, Carl (January 9, 2012). "Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie & Eizou Hakusho". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
External links
- YuYu Hakusho: The Movie (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- YuYu Hakusho: The Movie at IMDb