

Episode-length Osomatsu-kun film, released as a feature of the Toei Manga Movie Festival. Loosely based on a manga chapter, the film revolves around an alien plot to take over the world.
Director
Akira Shigino
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This festival short represents peak 1980s Toei Manga Matsuri programming, where studios screened multiple short films as children's matinee events before home video killed the format.
Osomatsu-kun's 1988-1989 revival directly led to 2015's Osomatsu-san, where the brothers became adult NEETs—a darker evolution of this same chaotic energy.
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