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.
Notes
Movie is inspired by drama series "Bakumatsu Kokosei," which aired on Fuji TV from January 15, 1994 to February 12, 1994. Drama series is based on the story "Nagori no Yuki" by Taku Mayumura.
Cast
Hiroshi Tamaki as Katsu Kaishu
Satomi Ishihara as Mikako Kawanabe
Tokio Emoto as Masaya Takase
Haruna Kawaguchi as Eri Morino
Yudai Chiba as Shintaro Numata
Mitsuki Tanimura as Chiyo
Yo Yoshida as Tamiko
Kunito Watanabe as Hachirou Miyagawa
Hajime Inoue as Takashi Kanda
Ikuji Nakamura as Nagamichi Kinoshita
Eisuke Sasai as Yoshinobu Tokugawa
Kyusaku Shimada as Satsumaya
Akira Emoto as Ryuzo Yanagita
Daisuke Ryu as Toshizo Yamashita
Ginnojo Yamazaki as Tatsugoro Shinmon
Masato Ibu as Noriatsu Oosaki
Renji Ishibashi as Choei
Koichi Sato as Takamori Saigo