Toki o kakeru šódžo
Cinematography:
Yoshihiro TomitaCast:
Riisa Naka, Mitsuki Tanimura, 石田卓也, 原沙知絵, Yôji Matsuda, Atsuko Yuya, Tadashi Nakamura, Kristie MarsdenPlots(1)
After waking up late, flunking her pop quiz, embarrassing herself on numerous occasions, and starting a fire in her home economics class, high school student Makoto Konno figures she’s just having one of those days. And just when she thinks she’s made it through, the brakes on her bike malfunction putting her on a collision course with a speeding train. The life-ending accident would have been the perfect end to the worst day ever, but the strangest thing happens - she leaps backwards in time. After unlocking her new ability, Makoto does what any teenager would do. She re-takes tests, corrects embarrassing situations, and sleeps in as late as she wants, never thinking that her carefree time travelling could have a negative effect on the people she cares about. By the time she realizes the damage she’s done, she only has a few leaps left to make things right. (Manga Home Entertainment)
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I'm just starting to sniff around Japanese filmmaking, and I have to admit I quite like it. I really liked the script. Time travel doesn't always turn out well, but it really worked here. The countdown tattoo was an especially nice touch. The music was the best part of the entire movie in my opinion. A nice 4 stars... A few weeks later, I still have the movie on my mind and I think about it often. I guess it left something deeper in me.
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I was afraid of a different ending, I was afraid it would end up like Donnie Darko. I was really scared. I'm not scared anymore, now I know. It was a very nice movie; it was a good fit for today. And the kid was great, wasn't he, Makoto :-) Addendum: I woke up this morning and what was the first thing that came to my mind? The movie I watched last night. I don't think it's going to leave my mind... Addendum to addendum: even after weeks, months, Toki o Kakeru Shōjo suddenly pops into my mind... because that movie is worth it. And because I simply can't forget the movie... I have to go from 4 stars to 5 stars. ^^
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