Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger

1986 1h 31m JA

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 14

AdventureAnimationRomanceScience Fiction

Synopsis

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In the new Calendar Year of 392, in Neo-Tokyo, a young man, Agino Jiro, steals a time synchronization system and tries to escape to the past. The authorities give chase and damage his ship in the pursuit, forcing him to land in modern day Tokyo, Determined, he breaks into a van and attaches the device, recklessly kidnapping Nobucho, Shinichi, Teko and their teacher, Hokubei. Their initial resistance force lands them in Tokyo on March 9th 1945, during the US bombing campaign. Escaping again to the past the group eventually arrives at the Warring States period. There the future and the past collide as factions from Jiro's era seek to alter their past at a pivotal moment at Honnoji.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Keiko Toda
Agino Jiro (voice)
Mitsuo Iwata
Shin`ichi (voice)
Takeshi Aono
Hokubei (voice)
Hiromi Murata
Hayasaka Tetsuko (voice)
Makio Inoue
Tadashi Yokouchi
Nobunaga Oda (voice)
Ryo Horikawa
Osamu Saka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mori Masaki
Writers: Mori Masaki, Atsushi Yamatoya, Yoshio Takeuchi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mori Masaki, shot by Kinichi Ishikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mariya Takeuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Harutoshi Ogata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Keiko Toda and Mitsuo Iwata and Takeshi Aono carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0185389 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mori Masaki directs. Kinichi Ishikawa behind the camera. Mariya Takeuchi scores. Harutoshi Ogata cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Mori Masaki, shot by Kinichi Ishikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Mariya Takeuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Harutoshi Ogata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Keiko Toda and Mitsuo Iwata and Takeshi Aono carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0185389 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.