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Maison Ikkoku: Shipwrecked on Ikkoku Island

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Audience Score
80
Maison Ikkoku: Shipwrecked on Ikkoku Island
NR 25 minAnimationMaison Ikkoku PosterPart of Maison Ikkoku
Yotsuya and Ichinose reminisce about a time when Shun Mitaka, Yotsuya's suitor, took the tenants of Ikkoku-kan on a pleasure cruise aboard his new boat. After the boat breaks up, everyone is left shipwrecked on a desert island, where they must try to make the best of the situation. This animated short is an adaptation of a story from MAISON IKKOKU, a manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi.
StarringSumi ShimamotoAkira KamiyaIssei Futamata
DirectorSetsuko Shibuichi

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Movie Tags:
anime

Maison Ikkoku

A new manager, Kyoko Otonashi, has arrived at Ikkokukan, a very old wooden apartment building. Yusaku Godai, a Ronin who lives in room 5, falls in love with Kyoko Otonashi. It depicts the lively daily life of Ikkokukan, a place where unique people gather, centering on the love story between a young widowed manager and her younger lodger.