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Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (movie)

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Alternative title:
Ranma 1/2 - Film 1 : La Grande Bataille De Chine (French)
Ranma 1/2 : Entscheidungsschlacht in Nekonron,China! (German)
Ranma 1/2 : Gran Golpe in Nekonron , China (Spanish) 
Ranma 1/2: The Battle of Nekonron, China - A Battle To Defy the Rules
Ranma ½: A Grande Aventura na China (Portuguese)
Ranma ½: Chuugoku Nekonron Daikessen! Okite Yaburi no Gekitou Hen!! (Japanese)
Ranma ½: Gran golpe en Nekonron, China (Spanish)
Ranma ½: La gran aventura en Nekonron, China (Spanish)
Ranma ½: La gran batalla en Nekonron, China (Spanish)
Ranma ½: Le sette divinità della fortuna (Italian)
Ranma ½: The Movie - The Battle of Nekonron: Fight to Break the Rules! (Japanese)
Ранма 1/2: Больший переполох в Нэконроне, Китай (Russian)
らんま½ ~中国寝崑崙大決戦!掟やぶりの激闘篇!!~ (Japanese)
亂馬1/2 中國寢崑崙大決戰! (Chinese (Taiwan))
란마 ½ - 중국 침곤륜 대결전! 규칙을 깬 결투편! (Korean)
Genres: adventure, comedy
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: All is well at the Tendo residence when from out of nowhere, a Chinese girl named Lychee appears, seeking revenge on Happosai for a broken promise made since her birth. Things get worse when Kirin and the Seven Lucky Gods appear and abduct Akane to take as his wife. Ranma and the gang must travel to Nekonron, China, and save Akane from getting married to Kirin.
User Ratings: 748 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 33 votes (sub:16, dub:14, raw:2, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Excellent: 100 votes (sub:52, dub:44, ?:1, others:3
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 German dubbed
)
 Very good: 166 votes (sub:93, dub:59, raw:2, ?:1, others:11
5 Spanish subtitled
3 Spanish dubbed
2 German dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Good: 222 votes (sub:148, dub:62, ?:3, raw:1, others:8
4 Spanish dubbed
1 German dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Decent: 142 votes (sub:95, dub:38, raw:1, ?:1, others:7
2 Spanish dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Spanish edited dub
1 German dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
1 Korean subtitled
)
 So-so: 44 votes (sub:29, dub:14, others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Not really good: 16 votes (sub:9, dub:5, raw:2)
 Weak: 18 votes (sub:12, dub:4, others:2
2 Spanish subtitled
)
 Bad: 3 votes (sub:1, dub:1, others:1
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Awful: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1777 users, rank: #681 (of 9508)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.100 (Good), std. dev.: 1.5673, rank: #3275 (of 9647)
Weighted mean: 7.023 (Good), rank: #3414 (of 9647) (seen all: 7.03 / seen some: 6.09 / won't finish: 6.00)
Bayesian estimate: 7.031 (Good), rank: #3214 (of 7268)
Running time: 81 minutes
Vintage:
1991-11-02
2003-04-24 (Brazil - VHS)
Release dates: We have 2
Ending Theme:
"It's Love" by Rabbit
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 8
Comment:
Originally played in Japan as a double-feature with Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling. Viz Media LLC's title for this film is a parody of the 1986 film Big Trouble in Little China.
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Ranma ½ - OVA & Movies Collection [Special Edition] (Blu-ray) 2017-09-19 (from $299.99)
    Ranma ½ - OVA & Movies Collection [Standard Edition] (Blu-ray) 2023-07-11 (from $34.99)
DVD (Region 1)
    Ranma ½ - Movie DVD Box Set (DVD) 2006-05-16 (from $18.88)
    Ranma ½ - OVA & Movies Collection (DVD) 2017-09-19 (from $22.99)
    Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (DVD) 1998-06-03
    Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (DVD) 2003-00-00 (from $15.99)
VHS
    Ranma ½: The Movie - Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (Dub.VHS) 1999-12-16

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Shuji Iuchi
Music: Kenji Kawai
Original Manga: Rumiko Takahashi
Character Design: Atsuko Nakajima
Art Director: Torao Arai
Animation Director: Atsuko Nakajima
Art design: Chitose Asakura
Director of Photography: Mitsunobu Yoshida
Executive producer: Hidenori Taga
Background Art:
Kaori Sasaki (Production Ai)
Kazuo Ogura (Production Ai)
Kōji Okada (Production Ai)
Makoto Uchiyama (Production Ai)
Masaru Satō (Production Ai)
Mika Nakajima (Production Ai)
Toshihisa Koyama (Production Ai)
Tsuneo Nonomiya (Production Ai)
Wakana Nagashima (Production Ai)
Yoshimi Umino (Production Ai)
Yuriko Yamada (Production Ai)
Color Inspection:
Koichi Tadaka
Takeshi Mochida
Music Artist: Kenji Kawai
Planning: Shigekazu Ochiai
Recording Assistant: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
Recording Director: Shigeharu Shiba
Sound Adjustment: Kunio Kuwabara
Special Effects: Takeshi Saitō
Story Concept: Shigeru Yanagawa
Theme Song Performance: Rabbit (ED)
Kaneto Shiozawa as Kirin
Kappei Yamaguchi as Ranma Saotome (Male)
Megumi Hayashibara as Ranma Saotome (Female)
Noriko Hidaka as Akane Tendo
Sakiko Tamagawa as Lychee

Eiko Yamada as Monlon
Hirotaka Suzuoki as Tatewaki Kuno
Ichirō Nagai as Happosai
Kazuhiko Inoue as Bishamonten
Kenichi Ogata as Genma Saotome
Kikuko Inoue as Kasumi Tendo
Kōichi Yamadera as Ryoga Hibiki/P-Chan
Minami Takayama as Nabiki Tendo
Mitsuaki Madono as Daihakusei
Miyoko Asō as Cologne
Rei Sakuma as Shampoo
Ryunosuke Ohbayashi as Soun Tendo
Takehito Koyasu as Daikokusei
Toshihiko Seki as Mousse
Yō Yoshimura as
Ebiten
Wu

Akira Ishida as Villager
Eiko Yamada as Tsubasa Kurenai
Hiromi Tsuru as Ukyo Kuonji
Kazuhiko Inoue as Mikado Sanzenin
Naoko Matsui as Azusa Shiratori
Saeko Shimazu as Kodachi Kuno
Japanese companies
English cast
English staff
Script: Trish Ledoux
Translation: Toshifumi Yoshida
Producer: Seiji Horibuchi

Associate producer: Satoru Fujii
Casting: Terry Klassen
Dialogue Director: Terry Klassen
Lyrics Translation: Theresa Martin
Mixing: Cliff Cockrall
Production Coordination: Toshifumi Yoshida
Recording engineer: Keith A. Goddard
Video Post-Production: Bruce G. Woloshyn
Wordfit Editor: Nick Stocker
Diana Wong as Lychee
John Payne as Prince Kirin
Myriam Sirois as Akane Tendo
Sarah Strange as Ranma Saotome (male)
Venus Terzo as Ranma Saotome (female)

Angela Costain as Nabiki Tendo
Brad Swaile as Mousse
Cathy Weseluck as Shampoo
David Kaye as Soun Tendo
Kathleen Barr as Cologne
Lynda Boyd as Monlon
Michael Dobson as Daihakusei
Michael Donovan as Ryoga Hibiki
Nick Misura as Ebiten
Paul Dobson as
Daikokusei
Happosai
Robert O. Smith as
Bishamonten
Genma Saotome
Ted Cole as Tatewaki Kuno
Willow Johnson as Kasumi Tendo

Cathy Weseluck as Neighborhood Lady
Diana Wong as Lychee's Grandmother
Ian Corlett as Mikado Sanzenin
Kathleen Barr as
Neighborhood Lady
Tsubasa Kurenai
Kelly Sheridan as Ukyo Kuonji
Lynda Boyd as Neighborhood Lady
Paul Dobson as
Sailor
Shop Owner
Villager
Robert O. Smith as Driver
Ted Cole as Villager
Terry Klassen as
Bamboo Pole Salesman
Sailor
Villager
Teryl Rothery as Kodachi Kuno
English companies
Distributor:
Madman Entertainment (Australia)
MVM (UK)
Ventura Distribution (2003)
Dubbing: The Ocean Group
Licensed by: Viz Media
Post Production: Wordfit System
Recording Studio: Ocean Studios
Soundtrack: Viz Media
French staff
French cast
(none)
Barbara Tissier as Ranma (fille)
Luq Hamet as Ranma (garçon)
Magali Barney as Adeline

Barbara Tissier as Bambou
Dorothée Jemma as
Amandine
Annabelle
Frédérique
Patrick Borg as Roland
Vincent Ropion as
Julian
Mathias
Vincent Violette as Kevin

Dorothée Jemma as Grand Mère de Bambou
Serge Bourrier as
Ernestin
Genma
Vincent Ropion as Aristide
French companies
Distributor:
Déclic Images
Manga Power (VHS)
Dubbing: SOFI
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Dubbing Director: Alberto Trifol (Spain dub)
Translation: Marina Bornas (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Executive producer:
José Luis Puertas (Jonu Media)
Luis de Val (Manga Films)

Translate: Brenda Nava
Albert Trifol Segarra as Ranma Saotome (chico) (Spain dub)
Alicia Laorden as Akane Tendo (Spain dub)
Ana Teresa Bengoetxea as Akane Tendo (new dub; Spain dub)
Eba Ojanguren as
Ranma Saotome (Female) (new dub; Spain dub)
Ranma Saotome (Male) (new dub; Spain dub)
Irwin Daayan as Kirin
Kiko Jauregi as Kirin (Spain dub; Jonu Media)
Luis Daniel Ramirez as Ranma (hombre)
Miryam Guilimany as Lychee (Spain dub; Manga Films)
Monica Estrada as Liche
Núria Trifol as Ranma Saotome (chica) (Spain dub)
Patricia Acevedo as Akane Tendo
Pilar Escandon as Ranma (mujer)

Alberto Trifol as Ebiten (Spain dub)
Alvaro María Sánchez as Soun Tendo (new dub; Spain dub)
Ana Begoña Eguileor as Shampoo (new dub; Spain dub)
Benjamin Rivera as Ryoga
Enric Isasi-Isasmendi as Haposai (Spain dub)
Enrique Mederos as Soun Tendo
Isabel Martiñon as Nabiki Tendo
Jaione Insausti as
Kasumi Tendo (new dub; Spain dub)
Nabiki Tendo (new dub; Spain dub)
Jordi Pons as Tatewaki Kuno (Spain dub; Manga Films)
José Félix Pons as Genma Saotome (Spain dub)
Jose Luis Irigoien as Happosai (new dub; Spain dub)
Josu Varela as Ryoga Hibiki (new dub; Spain dub)
Juan Martín Goirizelaia as Mousse (new dub; Spain dub)
Luis Daniel Ramirez as Kuno Tatewaki 
Magda Giner as Abuela Cologne
Manu Heras as Genma Saotome (new dub; Spain dub)
María Luisa Rosselló as Nabiki Tendo (Spain dub)
Maribel Legarreta as Lychee (new dub; Spain dub)
Mónica Erdozia as Ukyo Kuonji (new dub; Spain dub)
Mónica Villaseñor as
Kasumi Tendo
Shampoo
Nuria Doménech as Shampoo (Spain dub)
Oriol Rafel as Ryoga Hibiki (Spain dub)
Pedro Arrieta as Tatewaki Kuno (new dub; Spain dub)
Raúl Llorens as Mousse (Spain dub)
Roberto Mendiola as Genma Saotome
Susana Macías as Kasumi Tendo (Spain dub)
Tere Jaio as Cologne (new dub; Spain dub)

Alberto Mieza as Kirin (Spain dub)
Angel de Gracia as
Daihakusei (Spain dub)
Daihokusei (Spain dub)
Anna Romano as
Azusa Shiratori (Spain dub; Manga Films)
Cologne (Spain dub; Manga Films)
Estívaliz Lizárraga as Azusa Shiratori (new dub; Spain dub)
Francesc Góngora as Mikado Sanzenin (Spain dub; Manga Films)
Iker Díaz as
Daikokusei (new dub; Spain dub)
Mikado Sanzenin (new dub; Spain dub)
Juan Martín Goirizelaia as Daihakusei (new dub; Spain dub)
Maria del Mar Tamarit as Ukyo Kuonji (Spain dub; Manga Films)
María Luisa Rosselló as Tsubasa Kurenai (Spain dub; Manga Films)
María Pilar Quesada as Monlon (Spain dub; Manga Films)
Maribel Legarreta as Tsubasa Kurenai (new dub; Spain dub)
Mónica Erdozia as Monlon (new dub; Spain dub)
Rafael Calvo as Bishamonten (Spain dub; Manga Films)
Ramon Canals as Wu (Spain dub; Manga Films)
Txema Moscoso as Ebiten (new dub; Spain dub)

Claudi Domingo (Spain dub; Manga Films)
Ramon Canals (Spain dub; Manga Films)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster:
Buzz Channel (Spain)
Cinema Golden Choice (Mexico)
Distributor: Cloverway (Latin America)
Dubbing Studio: Q.T. Lever (Barcelona ; Spain dub)
Home Video:
Quality Films (Chile; Mexico)
Licensed by:
Jonu Media (Spain; 2006)
Manga Films (Spain)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Fabrizio Mazzotta
Script: Luciano Setti
Art Director: Andrea Sergio
Executive producer: Francesco Di Sanzo

Assistant Director of Dubbing: Maurizio Picchio
Coordination: Mandy Mometti
Editorial Director: Anna Marani
Executive Director: Carlo Cavazzoni
Graphic Design: Paolo Torchetti
Licensing: Mandy Mometti
Marketing Assistant: Alice Quaglino
Marketing Director: Giorgio Pulini
Mixing: Stefano Morandi
Partners Coordination: Gianluca Aicardi (Ad Libitum)
Product Manager: Simona Stanzani
Synchronization: Salvatore Fabozzi
Laura Lenghi as Laichi
Massimiliano Alto as Ranma Saotome (boy)
Monica Ward as Ranma Saotome (girl)
Stella Musy as Akane Tendo

Alessandro Tiberi as Daihakusei
Armando Bandini as Ebiten
Christian Iansante as Tatewaki Kuno
Francesca Guadagno as Kasumi Tendo
Francesco Bulckaen as Mousse
Georgia Lepore as Nabiki Tendo
Giancarlo Padoan as Bishamonten
Giovanni Petrucci as Soun Tendo
Ilaria Stagni as Shampoo
Nino Scardina as Happosai
Paolo Vivio as Daikokusei
Riccardo Rossi as Ryoga Hibiki
Stefania Giacarelli as Mon Lon
Vittorio Di Prima as Genma Saotome

Antonella Baldini as Tsubasa Kurenai
Cinzia De Carolis as Kodachi Kuno
Fabrizio Mazzotta as
Mou Mou
Pi-chan
Francesca Fiorentini as Ukyo Kuonji
Isa Di Marzio as Obaba
Italian companies
Distributor:
Dynamic Italia
Dynit (DVD)
German staff
German cast
Andrea Imme as Akane Tendou
Angela Wiederhut as Ranma Saotome (girl-type Ranma)
Clemens Ostermann as Ranma Saotome (boy-type Ranma)

Anke Kortemeier as Shampoo
Anna Carlsson as Ukyo Kuonji
Christine Stichler as Kasumi Tendou
Daniel Schlauch as Ryouga Hibiki
Horst Raspe as Happosai
Jan Panczak as Mousse
Julia Haacke as Kodachi Kuno
Julia Ziffer as Azusa
Manuel Straube as Tatewaki Kuno
Marianne Wischmann as Cologne
Michael Schwarzmaier as Soun Tendou
Raimund Krone as Bishamonten
Sonja Reichelt as Nabiki Tendou
Stefan Staudinger as Ebiten
Thomas Rauscher as Genma Saotome

German companies
Dubbing: Euroarts
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
Dubbing Director: José Parisi Jr.
Translation: Fernando Janson
Elcio Sodré as Kirin
Fátima Noya as Ranma Saotome (mulher)
Letícia Quinto as Akane Tendou
Márcio Araújo as Ranma Saotome (homem)
Ursula Bezerra as Lychee

Armando Tiraboschi as Genma Saotome
Carlos Silveira as Happousai
Denise Simonetto as Monlon
Fábio Lucindo as Daihakusei
Hermes Baroli as Mousse
Márcia Regina as Shampoo
Mauro Eduardo as Daikokusei
Raul Schlosser as Bishamonten
Rosa Maria as Cologne
Sérgio Corsetti as Tatewaki Kuno
Tatá Guarnieri as Soun Tendou
Wendel Bezerra as Ryouga

Angelica Santos as Kasumi Tendou
Denise Reis as Ukyo
Fernanda Bullara as Asuza
Luiz Antônio Lobue as Diretor do Colégio Furinkan

Portuguese companies
Distributor: Abril Vídeo
Dubbing Studio: Parisi Vídeo
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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