The Time-Travel Pendant: Go, Come Back, and Fall in Love

2026 1h 5m JA

Synopsis

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Yuma and Saku discover a mysterious pendant that suddenly sends them back in time to 1990. There they meet the younger version of a gay bar owner whose life was shaped by a devastating heartbreak. After hearing his story, Yuma becomes convinced that if they can change the past, the man might avoid the tragedy that shaped his future. As the two travelers move between past and present, they confront the realities of life for gay men in different eras and question whether altering history can truly change love and destiny. The story mixes time-travel fantasy with erotic encounters typical of the pink-film genre while reflecting on missed chances, queer history, and the difficulty of rewriting the past.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Takuya Matsumoto
Tappei Karasuma
Kazuma Akabane
Shunsuke Inuzuka
Joe Inada

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tsuyoshi Koizumi
Writers: Fukui Haruka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Takuya Matsumoto and Tappei Karasuma and Kazuma Akabane carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Tsuyoshi Koizumi directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Takuya Matsumoto and Tappei Karasuma and Kazuma Akabane carry the top of the cast.