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A high-school girl acquires the ability to time travel.A high-school girl acquires the ability to time travel.A high-school girl acquires the ability to time travel.
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- TriviaThis 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).
- ConnectionsFollows The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983)
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(Nostalgia)
Written by Yoshiki Mizuno
Arranged by Masanori Shimada
Performed by Ikimono-gakari
(Epic Record Japan)
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This sequel to the terrible 1983 movie The Little Girl Who Conquered Time has many of the flaws of its predecessor. They both look like inexpensive TV movies (although TV movies look better than they did in 1983), and they both have saccharine scores. But while the 1983 movie moved at a crawl and was headache-inducing in its stupidity, this movie has a lively pace and more interesting characters,and is considerably less absurd.
Unlike the 1983 movie or the excellent 2006 animated film that was also a sequel to the original story, Time Traveller does not involve a teenager hopping around through time. Instead, it involves a teenager making one hop, to 1974. The movie has some familiar 70s fashions, but a lot of the 70s details went over my head, I suspect, because I have no idea what Japan looked like back then.
What makes the movie stand out in spite of its poor production values is how the characters' emotional lives were brought out so sharply and affectingly. The movie has likable characters and they have relatable problems.
By most of my criteria for film making, Time Traveller is at best mediocre. But it's one of those B movies that somehow work, creating a better experience than should have been possible. I'm not saying it's a must see, but it is a very likable little film.
Unlike the 1983 movie or the excellent 2006 animated film that was also a sequel to the original story, Time Traveller does not involve a teenager hopping around through time. Instead, it involves a teenager making one hop, to 1974. The movie has some familiar 70s fashions, but a lot of the 70s details went over my head, I suspect, because I have no idea what Japan looked like back then.
What makes the movie stand out in spite of its poor production values is how the characters' emotional lives were brought out so sharply and affectingly. The movie has likable characters and they have relatable problems.
By most of my criteria for film making, Time Traveller is at best mediocre. But it's one of those B movies that somehow work, creating a better experience than should have been possible. I'm not saying it's a must see, but it is a very likable little film.
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- The Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
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- $814,531
- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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