JAPAN · 1983

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Nobuhiko Obayashi
Japanese New Wave time travel magical realism coming of age school life supernatural powers
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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.

Year1983
CountryJapan
DirectorNobuhiko Obayashi
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