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JAPAN · 1983
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Synopsis
Kazuko Yoshiyama is a third-year junior-high-school student. One day, while cleaning the lab, she smells lavender and faints. From then on, she has the power to travel through time.
Cinema Atlas Connection
It has been made many times over, but in my understanding, it was always a story about a girl who falls in love... The most famous one was a live action from 1983. In the 1983 version, there was a romance element to it. I wanted to make one that didn’t.
The most famous one was a live action from 1983. In the 1983 version, there was a romance element to it. I wanted to make one that didn't.
— Mamoru Hosoda · Animation Magazine interview
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