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 | Teenage Romance | Surrealism | Exam | Bicycle

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 is sequel of sorts to the original novel by Tsutsui Yasutaka, and the 1983 live-action movie - the main character's aunt is Yoshiyama Kazuko, the protagonist of the novel. The scenes featuring her in this movie are liberally sprinkled with references to the original novel and movie, including her description of a Sunday that was suddenly over before she knew it, and her former boyfriend who promised to return some day, to give a few examples.

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)

I'll Tell You Some Other Time

Rarely do I buy a film on DVD without having either read up about it or seen it first. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time was the first exception for me. For a dull anecdote, I walked through the store, saw it, and bought it, without knowing anything other than what was written on the back. When i got home, I didn't even start to watch it! But waited until after dinner to watch it, and to cut the already long story short, watching this movie was an experience! From the very first scenes I was grabbed. The artwork, I must say I adore, the scenery is beautiful. As for the storyline, sure, we've had time-travelling stories before, but there's never been one which after seeing it, made me want to watch it again (Seriously, as soon as it was over, I watched it again!) Cutting the even-longer story short again, I highly recommend this film, even those who are not lovers of anime might find themselves enjoying this film. Watching this movie was like an experience for me, and as odd as it may sound, I felt really warm inside after watching this. 9/10.