The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

1983 1h 44m JA

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6.5

IMDB

★6.8TMDB · 40★6.5IMDB · 1,042

Science FictionRomance

Synopsis

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Kazuko Yoshiyama is a third-year junior-high-school student. One day, while cleaning the lab, she smells lavender and faints. From then on, she has the power to travel through time.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tomoyo Harada
Kazuko Yoshiyama
Ryōichi Takayanagi
Kazuo Fukamachi
Toshinori Omi
Gorō Horikawa
Toshie Negishi
Naoko Tachibana
Ittoku Kishibe
Toshio Fukushima
Wakaba Irie
Noriko
Akiko Kitamura
Sadako Horikawa
Yukari Tsuda
Mariko Kamiya

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Writers: Wataru Kenmotsu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, shot by Yoshitaka Sakamoto. 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 Masataka Matsutōya. 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 Nobuhiko Obayashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Tomoyo Harada and Ryōichi Takayanagi and Toshinori Omi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0086456 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nobuhiko Obayashi directs. Yoshitaka Sakamoto behind the camera. Masataka Matsutōya scores. Nobuhiko Obayashi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, shot by Yoshitaka Sakamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Masataka Matsutōya. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Nobuhiko Obayashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Tomoyo Harada and Ryōichi Takayanagi and Toshinori Omi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0086456 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.