880-01 Toki o kakeru shōjo [videorecording] = The girl who leapt through time / Tokikake Film Partners presents a Madhouse production ; producers, Takashi Watanabe, Yuichiro Saito ; directed by Mamoru Hosoda.
Cataloged from container. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006. Based on the 1965 novel by Tsutsui Yasutaka. Special features: (Disc 1) audio commentary with Mamoru Hosoda, Riisa Naka (Makoto), Takuya Ishida (Chiaki) and Mitsutaka Itakura (Kousuke); premiere event in Tokyo, Hanako Oku "Garnet" music video, theatrical trailer, promo clip. (Disc 2) main feature with storyboards; audio commentary with Mamoru Hosoda (director), Toshihiko Ito (assistant director) and Hiroyuki Aoyama (animation director) ; Direction File (a talk with the director, Mamoru Hosoda) ; Behind the scenes at the premiere event. Accompanying CD is the original sound track for "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time." 880-02 Voices: Naka Riisa, Ishida Takuya, Itakura Mitsutaka, Hara Sachie.
Summary:
Something strange has happened to Makoto Konno. Time has suddenly stopped and moved her backwards. With her newly discovered ability to literally leap backwards in time Makoto finds that tests become a piece of cake, embarrassing situations are corrected and she can have her favorite food anytime she wants. Unfortunately her carefree time traveling has adverse effects on the people she cares for. With every successful leap Makoto somehow alters the fate of those around her. This was not supposed to happen and as she races back in time to fix everything, she notices that her abilities are not limitless but with every successful jump she is one step closer to discovering the most wonderful secret in her young adult life.
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