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Summer Time Machine Blues

Original title: Samâ taimu mashin burûsu
  • 20052005
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.5K
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Summer Time Machine Blues (2005)
ComedySci-Fi
A sci-fi club concocts a plan to repair a remote by using a time machine that suddenly appears.A sci-fi club concocts a plan to repair a remote by using a time machine that suddenly appears.A sci-fi club concocts a plan to repair a remote by using a time machine that suddenly appears.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.5K
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    • Katsuyuki Motohiro
    • Makoto Ueda
  • Stars
    • Eita Nagayama
    • Yoshiaki Yoza
    • Daijirô Kawaoka
    • Katsuyuki Motohiro
    • Makoto Ueda
  • Stars
    • Eita Nagayama
    • Yoshiaki Yoza
    • Daijirô Kawaoka
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    • 12User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Eita Nagayama
    Eita Nagayama
    • Takuma Komoto
    • (as Eita)
    Yoshiaki Yoza
    • Masaru Niimi
    Daijirô Kawaoka
    • Shunsuke Koizumi
    • (as Daijiro Kawaoka)
    Munenori Nagano
    • Atsushi Soga
    Juri Ueno
    Juri Ueno
    • Haruka Shibata
    Yôko Maki
    Yôko Maki
    • Yui Ito
    Tsuyoshi Muro
    Tsuyoshi Muro
    • Daigo Ishimatsu
    Riki Honda
    • Akira Tamura
    Takeshi Masu
    Ichirô Mikami
    • The Theatre Maneger
    • (as Ichiro Mikami)
    Kaoru Kusumi
    • The Public Bath Clerk
    Kuranosuke Sasaki
    Kuranosuke Sasaki
    • Professor Kohtaro Hozumi
    Taiyô Kawashita
    • The Janitor
      • Katsuyuki Motohiro
      • Makoto Ueda
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      The end credits run with a collage of photographs taken by Tamura and the two girls in the background.
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    9/10
    A fine line between stupid and clever
    As David St. Hubbins says in SPINAL TAP: "There's a fine line between stupid and clever." This movie treads that line shamelessly.

    As far as time machine movies go, there's no such thing as a realistic plot. This film realizes that and takes us in the opposite direction--to the realm of utter stupidity. Oddly enough, this technique works like a charm. There's nothing about global domination, interstellar warfare or deadly viruses; these kids just use a time machine to try to fix their air conditioner. HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE IT???

    I interpret it as a good-natured slap in the face of all the pseudo-intellectual scifi films about the infamous "time space continuum" and the catastrophic (but always predictable) effects of meddling in the past. This movie makes no apologies. It dives boldly into the idiotic. And yet, it somehow comes out being more intellectual and airtight than all the rest.

    Now a word about technique. Fantastic. Even though this was mostly a campy romp, I was blown away by the unique & creative camera style. How exactly does one depict two concurrent timelines? Answer: split screen! I loved it. And it was amazing how, through the subtle use of sound effects, camera angles and fades-to-black, the director set up a feeling of suspense & tension long before the action kicked in. I was glued to the screen from the first 5 minutes.

    And who could overlook that adorable dog? Definitely this is a fun movie to watch. As I'm learning, modern Japanese comedy is the only way to go. Also check out the movies SWING GIRLS, KAMIKAZE GIRLS, CUTIE HONEY and my personal fave, UNIVERSITY OF LAUGHS if you want a taste of solid, artistic comedy from the land of the rising sun. I'm rating this an 8/10 which is very, very high on my scale. Enjoy!

    ***UPDATE THE NEXT DAY*** I just watched this movie again, and I've officially upped my rating to a 9/10. Folks, if you like philosophy & logic, you've got to see this movie TWICE. I haven't thought this deeply about a story since I read my last Tolstoy novel. Truly a philosophical masterpiece disgused as a goofy comedy!
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      • September 3, 2005 (Japan)
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      • Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
      • Imagica Corp.
      • Robot Communications
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    • 1 hour 47 minutes
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