The Girl who Leapt Through Time - Film August 12, 2009

The Girl who Leapt Through Time - Film (2006). Directed by: Mamoru Hosoda. Makoto Konno, a high school girl, gains ability to slip back time after being involved in a accident at railroad crossing. Once she learns the way to make use of the ability, she exerts it to satisfy her day-to-day desire with no hesitation. Makoto has two close friends who are both boys in her class. One of them is Kosuke Tsuda, her childhood friend and the other is Chiaki Mamiya. It is far better for Makoto to play ball game with them after school rather than to play with girls from her class. It isn't like they are dating each other or going steady. Their relationship is very casual and easy going. This is a time to spend a compassionate moment reserved for them. Because soon, they must decide their course of future before they become senior in their high school. But change comes to their relationship. The essence of the film is that 'Future is not what you should sit and wait for but it is something that you should open the way on your own'. The film has won the Gertie Award for the best animated feature film at the 39th Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia. It was awarded the first annual Animation of the Year prize at the 30th Japan Academy Prize in 2007. As part of Japan Film Festival.

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