The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
A sun-drenched, bittersweet coming-of-age animation where a high school girl's carefree temporal leaps collide with the irreversible weight of reality, painting a poignant portrait of adolescence's fleeting, golden horizons.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

時をかける少女

"There is a future that we can't wait for."

15 July 2006 Japan 98 min ⭐ 7.8 (2,153)
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Cast: Riisa Naka, Takuya Ishida, Mitsutaka Itakura, Ayami Kakiuchi, Mitsuki Tanimura
Drama Animation Fantasy Science Fiction
Adolescence and Growing Up Personal Responsibility The Irreversibility of Time Fate and Friendship
Box Office: $3,478,290

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time - Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Makoto Konno

Riisa Naka

Archetype: The Reluctant Hero
Key Trait: Energetic and impulsive

Motivation

Initially motivated by a desire for a 'perfect day' without social friction; later motivated by a desperate need to save her friends from the consequences of her actions.

Character Arc

Starts as a carefree, somewhat selfish tomboy who uses time travel to avoid 'bad luck.' She evolves into a resilient young woman who accepts the pain of loss and the responsibility of the future.

Chiaki Mamiya

Takuya Ishida

Archetype: The Outsider / Time Traveler
Key Trait: Blunt yet deeply sentimental

Motivation

Originally came to see a specific painting, but found himself drawn to the friendship and love he experienced with Makoto and Kousuke.

Character Arc

Revealed to be a visitor from a bleak future who stayed too long in the past because he enjoyed the simple happiness of 21st-century adolescence.

Kazuko Yoshiyama

Sachie Hara

Archetype: The Mentor / Herald
Key Trait: Enigmatic and wise

Motivation

Supports Makoto's growth while quietly reflecting on her own past experiences with a mysterious traveler from her youth.

Character Arc

Known as 'Auntie Witch,' she provides cryptic but vital guidance to Makoto. She remains a static but comforting figure who understands the nature of time leaping.

Kousuke Tsuda

Mitsutaka Itakura

Archetype: The Anchor
Key Trait: Reliable and studious

Motivation

Wants to help his friends and eventually take over his family's medical clinic.

Character Arc

The most grounded of the trio, he represents the 'normal' path of hard work and medical ambition that Makoto is intimidated by.

Cast

Riisa Naka as Makoto Konno (voice)
Takuya Ishida as Chiaki Mamiya (voice)
Mitsutaka Itakura as Kousuke Tsuda (voice)
Ayami Kakiuchi as Yuri Hayakawa (voice)
Mitsuki Tanimura as Kaho Fujitani (voice)
Yuki Sekido as Miyuki Konno (voice)
Utawaka Katsura as Makoto's Father (voice)
Midori Ando as Makoto's Mother (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki as Fukushima (voice)
Keiko Yamamoto as Auntie (voice)
Shiori Yokohari as Moriko Uesugi (voice)
Sonoka Matsuoka as Sekimi Nowake (voice)
Takayuki Handa as Kato (voice)
Maho Kurashima as Female Newscaster A (voice)
Keiko Aizawa as School Nurse / Answering Machine (voice)