As the perpetually lecherous Ataru and his friends prepare for a carnival at Tomobiki High School, they gradually realize the days are literally repeating themselves. Any effort to break the pattern dumps them back where they started.
Direction
Oshii's first masterpiece—he'd later perfect this with Ghost in the Shell.
Cinematography
Impossible architecture that folds reality like origami.
Writing
A comedy that slowly weaponizes déjà vu into genuine dread.
Director
Mamoru Oshii
Toshio Furukawa
Ataru Moroboshi (voice)
Fumi Hirano
Lum (voice)
Akira Kamiya
Mendou
Kazuko Sugiyama
Ten
Saeko Shimazu
Shinobu
Akira Murayama
Perm
Shinji Nomura
Kakugari
Issei Futamata
Chibi
Kenichi Ogata
Ataru's Father
Natsumi Sakuma
Ataru's Mother
Michihiro Ikemizu
Onsen-Mark
Masahiro Anzai
Ryuunosuke's Father
Takuya Fujioka
Mujaki
Tessyo Genda
Ichiro Nagai
Sakuranbô (Cherry)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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