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Back to the finderTHE FILM / 2006
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

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MOVIE2006 1h 38m JPN

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

A teenager acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Riisa Naka

Riisa Naka

Makoto Konno (voice)

Takuya Ishida

Takuya Ishida

Chiaki Mamiya

Mitsutaka Itakura

Kousuke Tsuda

Sachie Hara

Sachie Hara

Kazuko Yoshiyama

Mitsuki Tanimura

Mitsuki Tanimura

Kaho Fujitani (voice)

Fumihiko Tachiki

Fumihiko Tachiki

Fukushima sensei (voice)