Obatarian (1990)
The pejorative word obatalian is a pun between the Japanese word obaasan (old lady) and the English word battalion. Obatalian are known to always enter a train running as fast as they can, bumping others people in order to catch a free seat before the others. They haggle things that aren't normally haggled like grocery store produce. They are fearless and pitiless, just like a battalion of barbarians. This anime is follows 6 stories of one such Obatalian and her wake of destruction.
Director:
Tetsuro Amino
Writers:
Shunichi Yukimuro, Shōji Tonoike, Toshiki Inoue.
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Kazuyo Aoki as Hiroe (voice) |
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Ryo Horikawa as Kunihiko (voice) |
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Saburo Kamei as Enma Daio (voice) |
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Tomie Kataoka as Kinuyo (voice) |
| Directing | Tetsuro Amino | Director |
| Writing | Katsuhiko Hotta | Original Film Writer |
| Writing | Shunichi Yukimuro | Screenplay |
| Writing | Shōji Tonoike | Screenplay |
| Writing | Toshiki Inoue | Screenplay |
| Production | Morihiro Kato | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Yoshinobu Inano | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Toshihiro Kawamoto | Animation |
| Sound | Kohei Tanaka | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Masuo Ueda | Producer |
| Camera | Shuichi Ito | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Hideyuki Motohashi | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Toshihiro Kawamoto | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Hiromi Muranaka | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Hiroshi Osaka | Animation Director |