Toki o Kakeru Shōjo (1997)

Original title

時をかける少女

Directed by

Haruki Kadokawa

Genre

science fiction film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A high school girl in 1960s Japan discovers she can travel through time. She tries to fix small problems in her life and those of her friends. But each change has unintended consequences that she must learn to accept.

nostalgicbittersweetgentlereflectivedreamlikepoignantwhimsicalslow-paced

What happens

Toki o Kakeru Shōjo (Japanese: 時をかける少女; lit. The Girl Who Runs Through Time) is a 1997 Japanese science fiction romance drama film directed by Haruki Kadokawa, with a screenplay by Kadokawa, Ryōji Itō and Chiho Katsura. It is the second live-action film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Yasutaka Tsutsui. The film stars beginner actress Nana Nakamoto in the main role, and is narrated by the previous adaptation's lead actress Tomoyo Harada. Its story is set in 1965, the year of the novel's initial publication; to emphasize this, the film was shot in black and white. The film poster was used as the new cover for the 1997 edition of the novel. Toki o Kakeru Shōjo was theatrically released on November 8, 1997, in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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