Toki o kakeru shôjo (2006)

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 | School Friend | High School | Pudding | Baseball Glove

Awards:

5 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 of the teachers room, when Makoto hears a noise from the science lab, there is a shadow next to the doorknob of the door of the science lab. in a close shot, the shadow is on the doorknob.

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)

Wow.

This film is one of those films that comes once in every generation. The voice actors give the characters a sense of realness that makes you suffer or feel joy. The detail of the work is phenomenal and the story doesn't drag or end in a familiar way. I specially like the detail they put to little things as the sliding doors bouncing back open when Makoto tries to close them. This is one of those films that in the end it leaves you a good feeling and not guilty for spending two hours enjoying yourself. When you see this film you might have to find time to think when was the last time you saw something so good.I just wish there's a sequel for it, because I just couldn't get enough of it. But maybe is one of those stories that you wish it never ended but you know that it has to end.

P.S. Now I have to buy the DVD.