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Rumiko Takahashi Anthology (TV)

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[ adapted from Rumic Theater (manga) ]

Related anime:
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Alternative title:
Rumic Theater
Rumiko Takahashi Theater
Takahashi Rumiko Gekijou (Japanese)
高橋留美子劇場 (Japanese)
Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)
Plot Summary: A collection of short stories by Rumiko Takahashi, often with a supernatural or mystery element to them.
User Ratings: 126 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 5 votes (sub:4, raw:1)
 Excellent: 19 votes (sub:13, dub:4, raw:1, Ita.sub:1)
 Very good: 54 votes (sub:41, dub:11, Ger.dub:1, Spa.sub:1)
 Good: 31 votes (sub:24, dub:5, Ger.dub:2)
 Decent: 9 votes (sub:7, Fre.sub:1, dub:1)
 So-so: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
 Not really good: 3 votes (sub:2, dub:1)
 Weak: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Bad: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 264 users, rank: #1539
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.587 (Very good-.41), std. dev.: 1.323, rank: #825
Weighted mean: 7.585 (Very good-.41), rank: #717 (seen all: 7.79 / seen some: 7.04 / won't finish: 4.31)
Bayesian estimate: 7.579 (Very good-.42), rank: #534
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 13
Episode titles: We have 13
Vintage: 2003-07-05 to 2003-09-27 (TV Tokyo, Saturday 24:55 - 25:25)
Releases: We have 5
Opening Theme:
"Tsuzureori" by speena
Ending Theme:
"Sayonara" by KUMACHI
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 2
In the news 3 times:
2005-06-04   Geneon Boxed Sets
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Related reviews:
    Rumiko Takahashi Anthology DVD 3
    Rumiko Takahashi Anthology DVD 2
    Rumiko Takahashi Anthology DVD 1

Related releases:
    Rumiko Takahashi Anthology - Primal Needs (DVD 1) 2005-01-11 (from $6.01)
    Rumiko Takahashi Anthology - Primal Needs + Artbox (DVD 1) 2005-01-11 (from $9.00)
    Rumiko Takahashi Anthology - Box Set (DVD 1-4) 2005-07-26 (from $74.99)
    Rumiko Takahashi: Anthology - Happy Disaster (DVD 2) 2005-03-22 (from $8.00)
    Rumiko Takahashi: Anthology - A Touch of Magic (DVD 3) 2005-05-24 (from $4.39)
    Rumiko Takahashi: Anthology - Weird Stuff (DVD 4) 2005-07-19 (from $8.00)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Akira Nishimori

Script:
Megumi Sasano
Motoki Yoshimura
Rika Nakase

Storyboard: Akira Nishimori

Episode Director: Akira Yoshimura

Original creator: Rumiko Takahashi

Character Design:
Ichiro Ogawa
Mari Tominaga

Art director: Toshiyuki Tokuda

Animation director:
Ichiro Ogawa
Mari Tominaga

Director of Photography: Tetsuji Higuchi

Executive producer: Masahito Yoshioka

Producer:
Masayuki Nishimura
Noriko Kobayashi (TV Tokyo)

Editing: Akimitsu Okada

Planning:
Osamu Kamei
Ryuuzou Shouji

Sound Effects: Masakazu Yokoyama

Theme Song Performance:
KUMACHI (ED)
speena (OP)

 

Ai Orikasa as Matsuko Kogure (ep 13)

Akira Kamiya as
Mr. Shinonome (ep 11)
Toshio (ep 3)

Chikao Ohtsuka as Kouichiro Doumoto (ep 6)

Gara Takashima as Hanako (ep 12)

Hiroko Emori as Risa Hoshino (ep 7)

Kouji Yada as Ichiro Tadokoro (ep 9)

Kumiko Watanabe as Ritsuko Hirooka (ep 10)

Megumi Hayashibara as Mrs. Asakawa (ep 4)

Sakiko Tamagawa as Yuko Haga (ep 1)

Satsuki Yukino as
Mrs. Kobato (ep 8)
Yukari (ep 2)

Yuko Minaguchi as Hazuki Fuwa (ep 5)

Ai Orikasa as Mrs. Shinonome (ep 11)

Akira Ishida as
classmate (ep 11)
Odagiri (ep 9)

Asako Dodo as
Kobato's son (ep 8)
Ryuuichi (childhood; ep 12)

Bin Shimada as Hazuki's father (ep 5)

Chie Koujiro as zashiki warashi [gremlin] (ep 12)

Chisato Nakajima as
female guest (ep 2)
housewife (eps 6, 8)
senior nurse (ep 7)

Daiki Nakamura as Tajima (ep 11)

Fumi Hirano as Kanna (ep 13)

Fuyumi Shiraishi as Takai (ep 11)

Hajime Koseki as old man (ep 1)

Haruna Ikezawa as
Hitomi Momoi (ep 9)
Mitsue (ep 1)

Hiroshi Kawaguchi as
male guest (ep 2)
priest of Buddhist temple (ep 9)

Hisako Kyouda as Kayoko (ep 12)

Ichirô Nagai as narrator (ep 6)

Ikue Ohtani as Tsuyoshi Shinonome (ep 11)

Ikuko Tatsu as
Sumiyo Doumoto (ep 6)
Tachi (ep 8)

Isshin Chiba as
classmate (ep 11)
male subordinate (ep 9)
mover (ep 13)
real estate agent (ep 12)
reporter (ep 5)

Jouji Yanami as Occhan (ep 2)

Junko Hori as Hiroshi Kakei (ep 1)

Kappei Yamaguchi as
Bettoh (ep 2)
Hazuki's senior Aizaki (ep 5)
Minoru (ep 3)

Katsuhisa Houki as garden shop owner (ep 4)

Kazuko Sugiyama as Kazuko (ep 3)

Kazunari Tanaka as
co-worker (ep 3)
Mr. Kobato (ep 8)

Keiko Han as
Achara (eps 6, 10)
Ami Hirooka (ep 10)

Kikuko Inoue as Ruriko Tonegawa (ep 4)

Kouzou Mito as
employee (ep 2)
male subordinate (ep 9)
mover (ep 13)
Risa's son (ep 7)

Kumiko Nishihara as Aizaki's girlfriend (ep 5)

Machiko Toyoshima as
young mother 1 (ep 6)
Yuuko Kogure (ep 13)

Mari Maruta as
Kousuke Kogure (ep 13)
Oda (ep 11)

Mari Mashiba as Madam Matsurida (ep 13)

Masayo Kurata as Kamoshita (ep 8)

Megumi Hayashibara as
Mrs. Kakei (ep 1)
Shouhei (ep 5)

Megumi Urawa as
housewife (ep 6)
Watari (ep 8)

Michie Tomizawa as Shiratori (ep 8)

Minami Takayama as Obachan (ep 2)

Minoru Inaba as doctor (eps 3, 7)

Minoru Yada as Hosoda (ep 6)

Miyuki Ichijou as wife of general manager (ep 10)

Nana Yamaguchi as Makiko Tadokoro (ep 9)

Nao Nagasawa as Pitto-kun [Pippin] (ep 1)

Naoko Kouda as Hazuki's mother (ep 5)

Natsumi Sakuma as old lady (ep 2)

Nobuo Tobita as Ryuuichi (ep 12)

Omi Minami as Kota Haga (ep 1)

Rikako Aikawa as Fuwa's neighbor (ep 5)

Roko Takizawa as
neighboring housewife (ep 13)
Ukai (ep 8)

Ryo Kamon as Matsurida (ep 13)

Ryuji Nakagi as general manager (ep 10)

Sachi Matsumoto as
bride (ep 2)
female subordinate (ep 9)
friend (ep 5)
housewife (eps 1, 4)
Kenta Hirooka (ep 10)
Nakagawa (ep 8)
nurse (ep 3)
young mother 2 (ep 6)
young nurse (ep 7)

Satsuki Yukino as
Emiri (ep 3)
Koizumi (ep 7)

Sumi Shimamoto as Seiko Shima (ep 11)

Takehito Koyasu as Yuuji Kogure (ep 13)

Teppei Takasugi as grandfather (ep 12)

Tomie Kataoka as
part-timer (ep 6)
Ruriko Tonegawa's mother-in-law (ep 4)

Toshihiko Nakajima as doctor (ep 5)

Wataru Takagi as
Date (ep 7)
Gorgeous (ep 13)
Kyuu-chan (ep 8)
Mr. Asakawa (ep 4)
Ritsuko's father-in-law (ep 10)
young man (ep 6)
Yuko's husband (ep 1)

Yasunori Matsumoto as
Keiichi (ep 2)
Ruriko Tonegawa's husband (ep 4)
Takanezawa (ep 7)
Yoshio Hirooka (ep 10)

Yousuke Akimoto as old gentleman (ep 2)

Yu Kobayashi as female high school student (ep 6)

Yûsuke Numata as mover (ep 13)

Yuuko Satou as
female subordinate (ep 9)
housewife (ep 1)

Japanese companies 

Broadcaster: TV Tokyo

DVD Distribution: Pony Canyon

Planning Assistance:
Big Comic Original (Editorial Staff)
Shogakukan, Inc. (Character Business Center)

Production:
TMS Entertainment
TV Tokyo

English staff 
English cast 

Director:
Charlie Sullivan
Jonathan Klein
Liam O'Brien
Mike McFarland (ep 11)
Reiko Matsuo
Sam Regal (eps 6, 8)

Script:
Charlie Sullivan
Liam O'Brien
Mike McFarland (eps 11-13)
Patrick Seitz
Sam Regal
Stephanie Sheh

Translation:
Reiko Matsuo
Rika Kolka

Executive producer: Hideki 'Henry' Goto

Producer:
Hiroe Tsukamoto
Jonathan Klein
Reiko Matsuo
Sawako Furuya

DVD Subtitles:
Maki Ueda
Saori Tauchi
Yohei Shikano
Yoko Kimura

Online Editor: Chris LadeGaard

Packaging Design: Jeff Butler

Recording engineer:
Gregg Hall
Jessica Zarate
Rob Landreth

Sound Mixing: Gregg Hall

 

Adam Gordon as Hiroshi

Alfred Thor as Kochiro Domoto

Barbara Goodson as
Old Lady
Ruriko Tonegawa's Mother-in-law

Carrie Savage as
Bride
Mitsue
Oda
Young Mother 1

Chris Kent as Yuji Kogure

Darrel Guilbeau as
Aizaki (ep 5)
Doctor (ep 4)
Ruriko Tonegawa's Husband
Worker 1 (ep 6)

Deem Bristow as
Flower Shop Owner
Manager Hosoda

Doug Stone as
Doctor
Hazuki's Father
Male Guest
Toshio

Erica Shaffer as
Hazuki's Mother
Kanna
Mrs. Shiratori

Erika Weinstein as Kamoshita

Geeta Malik as Young Mother 2

Georgette Reilly as
Housewife
Sumiyo Domoto

Hunter MacKenzie Austin as
Aizaki's Girlfriend
Housewife 1
Yoshiko

Ivan Buckley as Newcaster

J.D. Stone as
Kosuke Kogure
Kota
Shohei Fuwa

J.E. Jaress as
Auntie
Housewife

Jackson Daniels as Mr. Shinonome (ep 11)

Jay Klein as Kyuu-chan

Jennifer Sekiguchi as
Emiri
Hazuki's Friend
Yoko Kogure

Karen Thompson as Ritsuko Hirooka

Kevin Hatcher as Minoru

Kirsten Potter as Hanako

Kirsty Pape as Ami Hirooka

Lance J. Holt as Keiichi

Liam O'Brien as
Ryuichi
Zashiki Warashi

Megan Hollingshead as
Fuwa's Neighbor
Housewife 2
Ruriko Tonegawa

Mia Bradly as Hitomi Momoi

Michael McConnohie as
Co-Worker
Old Gentleman

Michelle Ruff as
Housewife
Yukari

Mike McFarland as Tajima

Patrick Seitz as
Employee
Yuko's Husband

Qyen Regal as Female High School Student

Rachel Hirschfeld as Hizuki Fuwa

Reiko Matsuo as Achala

Russell Thor as Kohakura

Sally Dana as Mrs. Kakei

Sam Regal as
Mr. Asakawa
Young Man

Simon Isaacson as Manager

Sonja S. Fox as
Housewife
Kazuko

Stephen Martello as Doctor

Tara Hudson as Yukie Asakawa

Tara Platt as Kenta

Ted Sroka as Tsuyoshi Shinonome

Wendee Lee as
Female Guest
Nurse
Yuko Haga

William Markham as Betto

William Frederick Knight as
Old Man
Pops

English companies 

ADR Production: New Generation Pictures

Audio Recording: Soundscape, Inc.

DVD Authoring: Ascent Media DVD

DVD Production: Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc.

Licensed by: Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc.

Video Editing: The Post Office, LLC

Spanish staff 
Spanish cast 

Dubbing Director: Julio Lorenzo (Spain dub)

 

Catherina Martínez as Yukari (Spain dub; ep 2)

Alejandro Albaiceta as Keiichi (Spain dub; ep 2)

Antía Jiménez as Hiroko (Spain dub; ep 1)

Beatriz Bravo as
Kota Haga (Spain dub; ep 1)
Mitsue (Spain dub; ep 1)

Catherina Martínez as Mrs. Kakei (Spain dub)

Francisco Barreiro as Old gentleman (Spain dub; ep 2)

Julio Lorenzo as Bettoh (Spain dub; ep 2)

Lucía Cota as Female employee (Spain dub; ep 2)

Maika Aguado as Hiroshi Kakei (Spain dub; ep 1)

Santiago Salorio as Male employee (Spain dub; ep 2)

Julio Lorenzo (Spain dub)

Spanish companies 

Dubbing Studio: Cinema Iberolusa S.L. (Vigo, Spain)

German staff 
German cast 
(none)
 

Antje von der Ahe as Yuko Haga

Barbara Ratthey as Risa

Christin Marquitan as Frau Asakawa

Gundi Eberhard as Frau Kobato

Karl Sturm as Ichiro Tadokoro

Maria Koschny as Yukari

Marie Bierstedt as Hazuki Fuwa

Marie Schramm as Emiri

Peter Reinhardt as Herr Shinonome

Ulrike Stürzbecher as Frau Kogure

Uschi Hugo as Hanako

Andrea Solter as Seiko Shima

Carola Ewert as Frau Tonegawa

Helga Sasse as Makiko Tadokoro

Julia Kaufmann as Atchara

Karlo Hackenberger as Yoshio Hirouka

Kathrin Neusser as Hitomi Momoi

Melanie Hinze as Kanna

Peggy Sander as Frau Kamoshita

Robin Kahnmeyer as Bettou

Silvia Missbach as Frau Kakei

Sonja Scherff as Koizumi

David Turba as Minoru

Diana Borgwardt as
Shouhei Fuwa
Yuuko Kogure

Eva-Maria Werth as Frau Ukai

Helmut Gauss as Toshio

Marianne Lutz as Kayako

Philine Peter-Arnolds as Takai Shimako

Schaukje Könning as Ritsuko Hirouka

Silvia Missbach as Frau Shinonome

Uwe Büschken as Ryuuichi

Victoria Sturm as Nachbarin

German companies 

Distributor: Red Planet/Alive AG

Dubbing: brandt Film Berlin


Chinese (Taiwan) staff 
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) companies 

Licensed by: Muse Communication Co., Ltd.

Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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