Toki Wo Kakeru Shoujo (film)
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| The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Official Translation) 時をかける少女 |
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| Directed by | Mamoru Hosoda |
| Produced by | Takashi Watanabe Yūichirō Saitō |
| Written by | Novel: Yasutaka Tsutsui Screenplay: Satoko Okudera |
| Starring | Rīsa Naka Takuya Ishida Mitsutaka Itakura |
| Music by | Kiyoshi Yoshida |
| Distributed by | Kadokawa Herald Pictures, Inc. |
| Release date(s) |  July 15, 2006 March 3, 2007 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Language | Japanese |
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Toki Wo Kakeru Shoujo (時をかける少女 , The Girl Who Leapt Through Time?), also known as TokiKake, is an anime film produced by Studio Madhouse and distributed through Kadokawa Herald Pictures, Inc., first released in theatres in Japan on July 15, 2006.
Tsutsui Yasutaka's novel, "Toki Wo Kakeru Shoujo" (English name: The Little Girl Who Conquered Time) is the basis of the film, but the film is not merely a movie version of the book. Instead, the film is set as a continuation of the book in the same setting some twenty years later. Tsutsui Yasutaka praised the film as being "a true second-generation" of his book at the Tokyo International Anime Fair on the 24th of March, 2006.[1]
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[edit] Story
Makoto Konno, a girl attending high school in Tokyo's shitamachi, gains the power to go back in time and re-do things (the time-leap) when she gets involved in an accident at a train crossing one day.
A little bewildered with her new powers at first, Makoto uses them extravagantly to not be late and get perfect grades on tests, but...
[edit] Cast
- Mitsutaka Itakura - Kousuke Tsuda
- Riisa Naka - Makoto Konno
- Sachie Hara - Kazuko Yoshiyama
- Takuya Ishida - Chiaki Mamiya
[edit] Theatrical run
TokiKake was released to a small number of theaters in Japan, taking in approximately 300 million yen (~3 million US dollars).[2] The film wasn't advertised as frequently as other animation features from 2006 (such as "Tales from Earthsea"), but word of mouth and glowing reviews[3] generated interest. At Teatoru Shinjuku for days in a row, filmgoers would fill the theater, some even standing to watch the film. Following this, distribution company Kadokawa Herald Pictures, Inc. took unprecedented counter-measures to increase the number of theaters showing the film across Japan, and sent the film to several international festivals.
The U.S. premiere of TokiKake, translated as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, was aired on March 3rd, 2007 at the 2007 New York International Children's Film Festival, with subtitles instead of usual dubbing. It is assumed that there will be a soft DVD release.
[edit] Awards
Even though it was not a massive hit at the box office, the film did exceptionally well at the various festivals it was entered in. TokiKake took home the award of Best Animated Film in the ANIMA'T category at the 39th Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia.[4] It won the Animation Grand Award, given to the year's most entertaining animated film, at the prestigious 61st Annual Mainichi Film Awards. It was also awarded the first annual Animation of the Year prize at the 30th Japan Academy Prize.[5] It was nominated for, but did not win, the 27th Japan SF Grand Prize.[6] It received the grand prize in the animation division in the Japan Media Arts Plaza (2006).[7] At the 6th annual Tokyo Anime Awards, opening on March 22, 2007, TokiKake will be recognized as "Animation of the Year."[8]
[edit] References
- ^ 筒井康隆、アニメ「時をかける少女」を語る(Tsutsui Yasutaka talks about "Toki Wo Kakeru Shojo") (Japanese)
- ^ Tokikake Wins "Animation of the Year" at Japanese Academy Awards: Follow Up - Anime News Network
- ^ Gedo Senki Panned by Online Critics - Anime News Network
- ^ Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo Wins at Catalonia - Anime News Network
- ^ Toki o Kakeru Syoujyo Wins Japan Academy Prize - Anime News Network
- ^ "Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo" Nominated for the 27th Japan SF Grand Prize
- ^ "Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo" Japan Media Arts Plaza (2006)
- ^ Results of 6th Annual Tokyo Anime Awards Announced - Anime News Network
[edit] External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
