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Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

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2010 | 122 min | Science Fiction, Drama, Fantasy

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for sci-fi fans and fantasy fans. If you loved Terminator 2: Judgment Day or The Green Mile, start here.
The mood
Mind-bending.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 2 min.
What might put you off
It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerSolid

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 21K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Masaaki Taniguchi

  • Riisa NakaAkari Yoshiyama
  • Akiyoshi NakaoRyota Mizoroki
  • Narumi YasudaKazuko Yoshiyama
  • Munetaka AokiGotetsu (Masamichi Hasegawa)
  • Anna IshibashiYoung Kazuko Yoshiyama
  • Shota ChiyoYoung Goro Asakura
  • Tokio EmotoSatoru Motomiya
  • Mayu KitakiNatsuko Ichise
  • Yuya MatsushitaToru Kadoi
  • Masanobu KatsumuraGoro Asakura