Time Traveller (2010)

A high-school girl acquires the ability to time travel.

Director:

Masaaki Taniguchi

Writers:

Yasutaka Tsutsui (based on the novel by), Tomoe Kanno (screenplay)

Stars:

Riisa Naka, Akiyoshi Nakao, Munetaka Aoki

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Riisa Naka	...	Akari Yoshiyama
Akiyoshi Nakao	...	Ryota Mizorogi
Munetaka Aoki	...	Gotetsu / Masamichi Hasegawa
Anna Ishibashi	...	Kazuko - '74
Shôta Chiyo	...	Goro - '74
Tokio Emoto	...	Satoru Motomiya
Mayu Kitaki	...	Natsuko Ichise
Yumika Tajima
Yûya Matsushita	...	Toru Kadoi
Kôki Katô	...	Kazuo - '72
Rie Katô
Toshiya Tôyama
Mika Hijii	...	Nurse
Kôtarô Shibata	...	(as Kotaro Shibata)
Akiko Takeuchi

Storyline

A girl travels back in time in order to save her dying mother in this Japanese sci-fi adventure directed by Masaaki Taniguchi. With her scientist mother Kazuko (Narumi Yasuda) in a coma after being knocked down in a car accident, high school student Akira Yoshiyama (Riisa Naka) decides to use her mother's research into time travel to journey back to the 1970s. Once there, Akira searches to find her mother's first true love and bring him back to the present, where she hopes his presence will bring Kazuko out of her coma. Unfortunately for Akira, she soon discovers that her presence in the past has unforeseen consequences for her future.

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Plot Keywords:

japanese | miniskirt | short skirt | pleated skirt | school uniform | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the sixth adaptation of Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time", but the second adaptation to be an indirect adaptation after The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006).

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Connections

References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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Soundtracks

Nosutarujia
(Nostalgia)
Written by Yoshiki Mizuno
Arranged by Masanori Shimada
Performed by Ikimono-gakari
(Epic Record Japan)

User Reviews

Pretty good.

I thought the pacing of this movie was a bit slow, but it was still pretty entertaining. It was almost like 3 movies mashed into one, being that there are three main focuses. The young woman who stars as the main character desires to find a mysterious man from her mother's past, find her father, and pursue a romantic interest simultaneously. The thing is, it manages to focus on all of these plot lines succinctly and fully rounds out the characters. The only the thing I would note is the relatively low production quality and often cheesy special effects. I would say it's more of a great work of storytelling rather than a great work of cinematography.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

13 March 2010 (Japan)

Also Known As:

The Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,357,139

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aniplex, Epic Records, Voice & Heart

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1