Toki o Kakeru Shōjo (1997 film)
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| Directed by | Haruki Kadokawa |
| Screenplay by | Ryōji Itō Chiho Katsura Haruki Kadokawa |
| Based on | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time by Yasutaka Tsutsui |
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| Narrated by | Tomoyo Harada |
| Cinematography | Seizō Sengen |
| Edited by | Nobutake Kamiya |
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| Distributed by | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Screening Committee |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | ¥130 million |
Toki o Kakeru Shōjo (時をかける少女; lit. The Girl Who Runs Through Time) is a 1997 Japanese science fiction romance drama film directed by Haruki Kadokawa, with a screenplay by Kadokawa, Ryōji Itō and Chiho Katsura. It is the second live-action film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Yasutaka Tsutsui. The film stars beginner actress Nana Nakamoto in the main role, and is narrated by the previous adaptation's lead actress Tomoyo Harada. Its story is set in 1965, the year of the novel's initial publication; to emphasize this, the film was shot in black and white. The film poster was used as the new cover for the 1997 edition of the novel. Toki o Kakeru Shōjo was theatrically released on November 8, 1997, in Japan.