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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)

時をかける少女

There is a future that we can't wait for.

Release:2006
Runtime:1h 38m
Country:Japan
Director:Mamoru Hosoda
Language:Japanese

Genre

AnimationDramaFantasy
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Keywords

High Schooltime-travelSurrealismloveSlice Of LifeTeenage GirlSchoolSchoolgirl
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.6/10· 75K votes
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic66%
TMDb7.776/10· 2K votes

With 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.6/10 on IMDb and 66/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.

Cast of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

  • Riisa Naka

    Riisa Naka

    as Makoto Konno (voice)

  • Takuya Ishida

    Takuya Ishida

    as Chiaki Mamiya (voice)

  • Mitsutaka Itakura

    Mitsutaka Itakura

    as Kousuke Tsuda (voice)

  • Ayami Kakiuchi

    Ayami Kakiuchi

    as Yuri Hayakawa (voice)

  • Mitsuki Tanimura

    Mitsuki Tanimura

    as Kaho Fujitani (voice)

  • Yuki Sekido

    Yuki Sekido

    as Miyuki Konno (voice)

  • Utawaka Katsura

    Utawaka Katsura

    as Makoto's Father (voice)

  • Midori Ando

    Midori Ando

    as Makoto's Mother (voice)

  • Fumihiko Tachiki

    Fumihiko Tachiki

    as Fukushima (voice)

  • Keiko Yamamoto

    Keiko Yamamoto

    as Auntie (voice)

  • Shiori Yokohari

    Shiori Yokohari

    as Moriko Uesugi (voice)

  • S

    Sonoka Matsuoka

    as Sekimi Nowake (voice)

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time facts

Original title
時をかける少女
Box office
$3.5M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Anime direction captures intimate high school emotional complexity
  • •Time-bending premise deepens romance with genuine philosophical weight
  • •Japanese setting feels authentic and lovingly rendered throughout

What the audience disliked

  • •Fantasy mechanics occasionally overshadow relationship development
  • •Familiar coming-of-age structure limits narrative surprises overall

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