Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

2010 2h 2m JA

😐

6.3

MID

⭐

6.5

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 68★6.5IMDB · 1,736

Science FictionDramaFantasy

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

Akari Yoshiyama is graduating high school soon and is expected to lead new life after she passes the university entrance exam, while her mother is working as a pharmacologist. However, her mother has a car accident and the situation is totally changed. She decides to go to 1972 to fulfill her mother's wish.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Where to watch · US

Google Play MoviesRent

YouTubeRent

Google Play MoviesBuy

YouTubeBuy

Cast

Riisa Naka
Akari Yoshiyama
Akiyoshi Nakao
Ryota Mizoroki
Narumi Yasuda
Kazuko Yoshiyama
Munetaka Aoki
Gotetsu (Masamichi Hasegawa)
Anna Ishibashi
Young Kazuko Yoshiyama
Shota Chiyo
Young Goro Asakura
Tokio Emoto
Satoru Motomiya
Mayu Kitaki
Natsuko Ichise

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masaaki Taniguchi
Writers: Tomoe Kanno
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released 16 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

CINEMA

Did you know

Part of the "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

RUNTIME

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Masaaki Taniguchi, shot by Shogo Ueno. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Riisa Naka and Akiyoshi Nakao and Narumi Yasuda carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt1614408 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

Only 68 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masaaki Taniguchi directs. Shogo Ueno behind the camera. Ryuji Miyajima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Part of the "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Masaaki Taniguchi, shot by Shogo Ueno. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Ryuji Miyajima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Riisa Naka and Akiyoshi Nakao and Narumi Yasuda carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1614408 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 68 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "high school", "based on novel or book", "time travel", "memory loss".

The technical file

Cinematography: Shogo Ueno
Editing: Ryuji Miyajima
Production design: Aiko Funaki
Costume design: Mari Miyamoto
Runtime: 122 min · 2h 2m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2010)
IMDB rating: 6.5/10 · 1,736 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Part of

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Collection

Films based in the 1967 novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, following Kazuko Yoshiyama in the first one and her daughter, Akari Yoshiyama, in the sequel.