Toki o kakeru shôjo

Mar 13 2010 Not Rated 2h 2m
Adventure, Sci-Fi

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 fullfil her mother's wish.

Plot

A girl travels back in time in order to save her dying mother in this Japanese sci-fi adventure directed by Masaaki Taniguchi. With her scientist mother Kazuko (Narumi Yasuda) in a coma after being knocked down in a car accident, high school student Akira Yoshiyama (Riisa Naka) decides to use her mother's research into time travel to journey back to the 1970s. Once there, Akira searches to find her mother's first true love and bring him back to the present, where she hopes his presence will bring Kazuko out of her coma. Unfortunately for Akira, she soon discovers that her presence in the past has unforeseen consequences for her future.

Written by

Yasutaka Tsutsui, Tomoe Kanno

Directed by

Masaaki Taniguchi

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Culture Convenience Club (CCC), Quaras, Voice & Heart, Epic Records, Style Jam, Aniplex

Languages

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,746
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA