It seems that Lum's grandfather made an agreement that should he have a daughter, she would be married to a traveling merchant that he met. Now, the merchant has come to collect due. Ataru is tricked into thinking that Lum wants to leave, and so, in a moment of anger, says he hates her. Arguments erupt, and Lum decides that she must know the truth of Atarus feelings. As for all the questions of importance for the Onis, a game of tag begins, one that Ataru can win simply by telling Lum I Love You. However, in the end his pride may end up dooming him. So begins the series of events that will at long last decide the future and fate of Ataru and Lum.
Direction
Dezaki keeps 85 minutes of tag somehow emotionally exhausting.
Writing
Takahashi's masterpiece: one sentence that breaks everything.
Acting
Furukawa's frustrated scream acting is genuinely unhinged.
Director
Satoshi Dezaki
Toshio Furukawa
Ataru Moroboshi (voice)
Fumi Hirano
Lum (voice)
Akira Kamiya
Shutaro Mendo (voice)
Saeko Shimazu
Shinobu (voice)
Kazuko Sugiyama
Ten (voice)
Machiko Washio
Sakura (voice)
Ichiro Nagai
Cherry (voice)
Noriko Ohara
Oyuki (voice)
Yuko Mita
Benten (voice)
Kazue Komiya
Ran (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Rei (voice)
Hirotaka Suzuoki
Inaba (voice)
Mayumi Tanaka
Ryuunosuke (voice)
Masahiro Anzai
Ryuunosuke's Father (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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