The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)

A high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.

Director:

Mamoru Hosoda

Writers:

Yasutaka Tsutsui (novel), Satoko Okudera (screenplay)

Stars:

Riisa Naka, Takuya Ishida, Mitsutaka Itakura

12 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Riisa Naka	...	Makoto Konno (voice)
Takuya Ishida	...	Chiaki Mamiya (voice)
Mitsutaka Itakura	...	Kosuke Tsuda (voice)
Ayami Kakiuchi	...	Yuri Hayakawa (voice)
Mitsuki Tanimura	...	Kaho Fujitani (voice)
Yuki Sekido	...	Miyuki Konno (voice)
Utawaka Katsura	...	Makoto's Father (voice)
Midori Ando	...	Makoto's Mother (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki	...	Fukushima-sensei (voice)
Keiko Yamamoto	...	Obasan (voice)
Shiori Yokohari	...	Moriko Uesugi (voice)
Sonoka Matsuoka	...	Sekimi Nowake (voice)
Takayuki Handa	...	Kato (voice)
Maho Kurashima	...	Female Newscaster A (voice)
Taeko Hase	...	(voice)

Storyline

A high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | laboratory | falling in love | teenage romance | time manipulation | 

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Taglines:

Time waits for no one

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Mystery | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Makoto learns through a text message that Kosuke is going to borrow her bike, he enters "7-2-4" while pronouncing "Ma-ko-to" on the cycle lock. Those figures refer to the numbers of the "rank" of those syllables in the Japanese script (Ma=7, Ko=2, To=4).

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Kazuko Yoshiyama: Sometimes all it takes to fall in love is the guts to try.

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Connections

Referenced in Nostalgia Critic: Donnie Darko (2019)

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Soundtracks

Ganetto
(Garnet)
Written by Hanako Oku
Arrangement by Jun Satô
Performed by Hanako Oku

User Reviews

Excellent, although somewhat puzzling

This terrific fantasy focuses on a girl who discovers she can jump back in time, and much of the movie is a light-hearted exploration of what a teenage girl would do with that power, which is essentially relive life better, avoid uncomfortable conversations, and eat pudding. The lead character is likably average.

There are a few oddities in this movie. Some of them are because it turns out, as I learned at wikipedia, that this isn't actually the same story as the novel upon which it is based but a sequel containing a character from the original movie, which explains a lot. Apparently the original story has been made into several movies and TV series in Japan, so the assumption was probably that everyone would understand a lot of references I didn't get.

Also, towards the end, we are given little pieces of information that suggest there is a whole other story to learn, although whether that story is in the original book or whether that would be the subject of yet another narrative I don't know.

Then there's the ending, which is logically unsatisfying and yet which I ultimately found emotionally resonant. It's one of these puzzling endings that has you reading wikipedia and going through the IMDb forum posts (which offer a lot of fascinating theories).

Well worth watching.

Details

Official Sites:

Kadokawa Pictures [Japan] Official site [France]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

15 July 2006 (Japan)

Also Known As:

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$873,435

Company Credits

Production Co:

Madhouse, Happinet(I)., Kadokawa Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1