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.
Direction
Hosoda's kinetic leaps feel like actual time travel.
Cinematography
Golden-hour Tokyo that makes suburbia look like poetry.
Writing
Time-travel rules that actually break your heart logically.
Director
Mamoru Hosoda
Riisa Naka
Makoto Konno (voice)
Takuya Ishida
Chiaki Mamiya (voice)
Mitsutaka Itakura
Kousuke Tsuda (voice)
Ayami Kakiuchi
Yuri Hayakawa (voice)
Mitsuki Tanimura
Kaho Fujitani (voice)
Yuki Sekido
Miyuki Konno (voice)
Utawaka Katsura
Makoto's Father (voice)
Midori Ando
Makoto's Mother (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki
Fukushima (voice)
Keiko Yamamoto
Auntie (voice)
Shiori Yokohari
Moriko Uesugi (voice)
Keiko Aizawa
School Nurse / Answering Machine (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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