The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a Madhouse-produced animated movie directed by Mamoru Hosoda and based on a 1967 novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui. It was released by Kadokawa Pictures in Japan on July 15, 2006.

The movie is set 20 years after the original novel and focuses on an underachieving high school student named Makoto Konno, the niece of the original protagonist, Kazuko Yoshiyama.

Makoto recently started hearing voices and having strange visions that can’t be explained. One day while riding her bike home from school, she gets hit by a train—but doesn’t die. Instead she finds herself transported back in time to a few moments before the accident, allowing her to escape in time.

After learning that she has this unique ability to “leap” through time, Makoto begins to use it in her everyday life to deftly avoid just about every mundane inconvenience or socially awkward situation. However, when she uses her powers a little bit too much with her closest friends, she discovers that the benefits of time travel aren’t all they’re cracked up to be.

Movie info

Original title: 時をかける少女
Transliterated title: Toki o Kakeru Shōjo
Release date: July 15, 2006
Directed by: Mamoru Hosoda
Written by: Satoko Okudera (screenplay)

Region B Blu-ray (English subtitles & dubbed)
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Featured Cast

Actor		Role
	Riisa Naka	Makoto Konno
	Takuya Ishida	Chiaki Mamiya
	Mitsutaka Itakura	Kousuke Tsuda
	Ayami Kakiuchi	Yuri Hayakawa
	Mitsuki Tanimura	Kaho Fujitani
	Sachie Hara	Kazuko Yoshiyama
	Yuki Sekido	Miyuki Konno
	Midori Ando	Makoto's mother
	Takayuki Handa	Kato
	Maryke Hendrikse	Sekimi
	Utawaka Katsura	Makotos father
	Yoji Matsuda	Sojiro Takase
	Sonoka Matsuoka	Orimi Nowake
	Tadashi Nakamura	Guardman
	Fumihiko Tachiki	Fukushima sensei
	Keiko Yamamoto	Sakano Obasan
	Shiori Yokohari	Seiko Uesugi