Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1983, Urusei Yatsura: Only You is a comedy, family, animation and romance film directed by Mamoru Oshii, running about 101 minutes. “Love, eleven years in the making... not that he remembers!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Six-year-old Ataru steps on Elle's shadow during an impromptu game of shadow-tag; in Elle's culture, this is viewed as a marriage proposal. Eleven years later, Elle returns to Earth in order to marry Ataru — by which time not only had he forgotten the events of his childhood, but he was also going out with Lum. The rest of the plot focuses on Lum's attempts to prevent the marriage. The film was directed by Mamoru Oshii who was mad at the many requests that the producer made of him to alter the movie. Rumiko Takahashi considers this film her favorite and it is the most true to the original series.

Who’s in it. Urusei Yatsura: Only You stars Toshio Furukawa as Ataru Moroboshi, Fumi Hirano as Lum, Saeko Shimazu as miyake shinobu and Akira Kamiya as mendo syutaro, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.4/10, Urusei Yatsura: Only You has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Retrocrush and RetroCrush Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Urusei Yatsura: Only You page.

If you liked it. Fans of Urusei Yatsura: Only You tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.