The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
There is a future that we can't wait for.
AnimationDramaFantasyScience Fiction
Director: Mamoru Hosoda · Writer: Satoko Okudera
When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.
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Director
Mamoru Hosoda
Cast
Riisa Naka
Makoto Konno (voice) 
Takuya Ishida
Chiaki Mamiya (voice) 
Mitsutaka Itakura
Kousuke Tsuda (voice) 
Ayami Kakiuchi
Yuri Hayakawa (voice) 
Mitsuki Tanimura
Kaho Fujitani (voice) 
Yuki Sekido
Miyuki Konno (voice) 
Utawaka Katsura
Makoto's Father (voice) 
Midori Ando
Makoto's Mother (voice) 
Fumihiko Tachiki
Fukushima (voice) 
Keiko Yamamoto
Auntie (voice) 
Shiori Yokohari
Moriko Uesugi (voice) 
Sonoka Matsuoka
Sekimi Nowake (voice) User Reviews (1)
“Makoto” is one of those young girls who would probably be late for her own funeral. Every morning is a last minute rush as she gulps her breakfast then heads to high school and her two best friends “Kosuke” and “Chiaki” to continue with her very mediocre education! Indeed, the best part of their day is spent playing baseball and chatting and putting the world to rights. One afternoon, whilst she is investigating something curious in the laboratory she finds herself in a sort of puzzling Groundhog Day! She is reliving the same moments with the same outcome each time. After a quick chat with her “Auntie Witch”, she optimistically concludes that she might be able to change things for the better and help her friends - but each time she realises that there are as many unpredictable outcomes that she hadn’t or couldn’t factor in as there were improvements from her actions.…
