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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

1983 · 104 min

A wistful, gently surreal coming-of-age romance that lingers on first love, loss, and the bittersweet ache of time slipping away.

Directed by
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Genres
Science fiction, Romance
Starring
Tomoyo Harada, Ryōichi Takayanagi, Toshinori Omi
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Genres
Science fiction, Romance
Starring
Tomoyo Harada, Ryōichi Takayanagi, Toshinori Omi
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • memory
  • grief
  • identity
Places
  • school
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
science fiction, romance
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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