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Time Stranger (1986)

Toki no tabibito (original title)
| Animation, Fantasy | 20 December 1986 (Japan)
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Time Stranger is the story of a bunch of teenagers getting transported back in time through Japan's history, and getting mixed up with samurai shenanigans.

Director:

Mori Masaki

Writers:

Mori Masaki, Taku Mayumura (novel) | 2 more credits »

Stars:

Keiko Toda, Hiromi Murata, Mitsuo Iwata | See full cast & crew »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keiko Toda ... Jiro Agino (voice)
Hiromi Murata Hiromi Murata ... Tetsuko Hayasaka (voice)
Mitsuo Iwata ... Shinichi Hasegawa (voice)
Seiji Kumagai Seiji Kumagai ... Nobuo Yamazaki (voice)
Takeshi Aono ... Tsutomu Kita / Hokuben (voice)
Masane Tsukayama ... Jin Sedôdo (voice)
Makio Inoue ... Toshito Kutajima (voice)
Yoshio Kaneuchi Yoshio Kaneuchi ... Akechi Mitsuhide (voice)
Ryô Horikawa ... Mori Ranmaru / Yamamoto (voice)
Osamu Saka Osamu Saka ... Hirano Heizo (voice)
Katsumi Toriumi Katsumi Toriumi ... Mori Bomaru (voice)
Reizô Nomoto Reizô Nomoto ... Old Woman (voice)
Michihiro Ikemizu Michihiro Ikemizu ... Shima Sakon (voice)
Koichi Kitamura Koichi Kitamura ... Gnecchi-Soldo Organtino / Tokugawa Ieyasu (voice)
Hideyuki Hori Hideyuki Hori ... Red Samurai (voice)
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Time Stranger is the story of a bunch of teenagers getting transported back in time through Japan's history, and getting mixed up with samurai shenanigans.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Animation | Fantasy

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

20 December 1986 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Time Stranger See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kadokawa Haruki Jimusho, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. See more »
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Color:

Color
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