The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983) ****

Perhaps it's the surreal and fantastical elements or his lack of shying away from occasional dark moments that set Nobuhiko Obayashi's films apart, but in another director's hands the same stories would feel overly sentimental. No one captures the qualities of youth (excitement, confusion, embarrassment, sincerity, melodrama, love, heartbreak) in the way that he does. The Girl That Leapt Through Time (1983) is a beautiful motion picture filled with Obayashi's visual flair.

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