Time Trip App (Bakumatsu Kokosei)

Movie: Time Trip App (English title) / Late Edo Period High School Student (literal title)

Romaji: Bakumatsu Kokosei

Japanese: 幕末高校生

Director: Toshio Lee

Writer: Taku Mayumura (original novel), Atsuko Hashibe

Producer: Yoshihiro Suzuki, Kaoru Matsuzaki, Kazuma Kuryu, Noriko Koyanagi

Cinematographer: Osamu Fujiishi

World Premiere: July 18, 2014 (PiFan)

Release Date: July 26, 2014

Runtime: 108 min.

Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi / Time Travel

Distributor: Toei

Language: Japanese

Country: Japan

Plot

In 1868, a battle between new government forces and shogunate forces are about to take place in Edo. Katsu Kaishu (Hiroshi Tamaki) wants to avoid useless bloodshed and sends a peace envoy to Takamori Saigō, but Katsu Kaishu is unable to get a response from Takamori Saigō. One day, Katsu Kaishu meets high school teacher Mikako (Satomi Ishihara) and her student Masaya who is captivated by the shogunate. Mikako and her student Masaya tells Katsu Kaishu that they are from the future. Katsu Kaishu takes care of Mikako and her student Masaya, while Mikako hopes to go back to the future where she came from.

Cast

Hiroshi Tamaki

Satomi Ishihara

Tokio Emoto

Haruna Kawaguchi

Yudai Chiba

Mitsuki Tanimura

Yo Yoshida

Kunito Watanabe

Hajime Inoue

Ikuji Nakamura

Eisuke Sasai

Kyusaku Shimada

Akira Emoto

Daisuke Ryu

Ginnojo Yamazaki

Masato Ibu

Renji Ishibashi

Koichi Sato