Toki o kakeru shôjo (2006)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Mamoru Hosoda

Writers:

Yasutaka Tsutsui (novel)
Satoko Okudera (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 July 2006 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

There is a future that we can't wait for.

Plot:

A teenage girl finds that she has the ability to leap through time. With her newfound power, she tries to use it to her advantage, but soon finds that tampering with time can lead to some rather discomforting results. |

Plot Keywords:

Teenage Girl | Girl | Rage | Twilight | Joy

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Riisa Naka	...	Makoto Konno (voice)
Takuya Ishida	...	Chiaki Mamiya (voice)
Mitsutaka Itakura	...	Kousuke Tsuda (voice)
Ayami Kakiuchi	...	Yuri Hayakawa (voice)
Mitsuki Tanimura	...	Kaho Fujitani (voice)
Sachie Hara	...	Kazuko Yoshiyama (voice)
Yuki Sekido	...	Miyuki Konno (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Midori Ando	...	Makoto's mother (voice)
Shannon Chan-Kent	...	Miyuki Konno (voice: English version)
Andrew Francis	...	Chiaki Mamiya (voice: English version)
Takayuki Handa	...	Kato (voice)
Saffron Henderson	...	Kazuko Yoshiyama
Maryke Hendrikse	...	Sekimi
Emily Hirst	...	Makoto Konno (voice: English version)
David Hurwitz	...	Sojiro Takase (voice: English version)
Utawaka Katsura	...	Makoto's father (voice)
Kristie Marsden	...	Yuri Hayakawa (voice: English version)
Yôji Matsuda	...	Sojiro Takase (voice)
Sonoka Matsuoka	...	Orimi Nowake (voice)
Tadashi Nakamura	...	Guardman (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki	...	Fukushima sensei (voice)
Natalie Walters	...	Kaho Fujitani (voice: English version)
Keiko Yamamoto	...	Sakano Obasan (voice)
Shiori Yokohari	...	Seiko Uesugi (voice)
Alex Zahara	...	Kousuke Tsuda (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (International: English title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | France:U | South Korea:All | Hong Kong:I | Spain:T | Chile:TE | Australia:PG | UK:12A | UK:12 (video rating) | Ireland:12 | New Zealand:PG

Company:

Mad House

Trivia:

This movie was released to a small number of theaters in Japan, taking in approximately 300 million yen (US$3 million). The film wasn't advertised as frequently as other animation features from 2006 (such as "Tales from Earthsea"), but word of mouth and glowing reviews generated interest. At Theatre Shinjuku for days in a row, film-goers would fill the theater, some even standing to watch the film. Following this, distribution company Kadokawa Herald Pictures took unprecedented measures to increase the number of theaters showing the film across Japan, and sent the film to several international festivals.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Makoto opens the science lab's door, the glass window of the door is opaque. When Makoto enters the laboratory, the glass window of the door is transparent.

Quotes:

Yuri Hayakawa: [Makoto Leaves the room, then Yuri watches the Blackboard] Makoto: Time waits for no one

Movie Connections:

Follows Toki o kakeru shôjo (1983)

A Great One

Alert: This movie has the most fantastic background graphics, equal in quality to the very best--like cowboy bebop or something from studio ghibli (spirited away). just wonderful color of the sunsets, schools houses etc.

As a teen slice of life/tentative romance/drama the story seems like it could be cliché, but they do interesting things with it, make it more dramatic in the middle, and at the end i was satisfied. the emotional depth sort of sneaks up on you.

Sounds were well-integrated into the film and the voice actors were spot-on in their portrayals.

just a fine experience watching this on here in Asia.

Highly recommended for all, but a must for anyone who's into anime.

wow I'm gonna look out for anything by this studio and director in the future.