Summer Time Machine Blues (2005): Cast & Plot
Summer Time Machine Blues is a 2005 sci-fi comedy directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro, starring Yoko Maki as Yui Ito, Juri Ueno and Eita Nagayama. It runs 1 hour 47 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 47m (107 min)
- Director
- Katsuyuki Motohiro
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Summer Time Machine Blues About?
The premise of Summer Time Machine Blues without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
When a sci‑fi club’s members spill Coke onto their air‑conditioner remote during a sweltering summer, the resulting short‑circuit creates a time‑machine portal in their overheated clubroom, sending them back to yesterday and sparking a series of comedic mishaps.
Summer Time Machine Blues Themes & Keywords
· 21 tags- psychotronic film
- sci fi club
- air conditioner
- time machine
- time travel
- time traveler
- summer
- scientist
- remote control
- pet dog
- male friendship
- kappa
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- japan
- friend
- friendship
- college friend
- camera
- bathhouse
- altering history
- time paradox
- based on play
Summer Time Machine Blues Cast & Characters
Yoko Maki leads the cast as Yui Ito, with Juri Ueno as Haruka Shibata and Eita Nagayama as Takuma Komoto. Directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro; 13 actors are credited in all.
- Director Katsuyuki Motohiro
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Yoko Maki as Yui Ito - Juri Ueno as Haruka Shibata
- Eita Nagayama as Takuma Komoto
- Munenori Nagano as Atsushi Soga
Also Starring in Summer Time Machine Blues
· 9 more- Tsuyoshi Muro Daigo Ishimatsu
- Daijiro Kawaoka Shunsuke Koizumi
- Chikara Honda Akira Tamura
- Yoshiaki Yoza Masaru Niimi
- Kuranosuke Sasaki Professor Kohtaro Hozumi
- Takeshi Masu God
- Ichiro Mikami The Theatre Maneger
- Kaoru Kusumi The Public Bath Clerk
- Taiyo Kawashita The Janitor
More from Katsuyuki Motohiro
More films directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro: Brave: Gunjyou Senki, Laughing Under the Clouds, Ajin: Demi-Human and The Curtain Rises.
Summer Time Machine Blues Plot Summary
What happens in Summer Time Machine Blues from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
At a university in Kagawa Prefecture, the science-fiction club and the photography club share a busy, cluttered clubroom, hinting at the creative mix of curiosity and camaraderie that defines campus life. On August 19, 2005, the sci‑fi crew tosses a casual game of baseball while Yui Ito from the photography club quietly captures the moment, their different passions weaving together a shared memory. After the game, the sci‑fi group heads to a bathhouse, leaving Yui Ito and Haruka Shibata to develop the photos, a quiet routine that soon becomes the backdrop for something stranger than a simple snapshot.
Full summary
The whole story of Summer Time Machine Blues, scene by scene
Summer Time Machine Blues Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Summer Time Machine Blues.
How Well Do You Know Summer Time Machine Blues?
9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 9
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Which two clubs share the same clubroom at the university?
Summer Time Machine Blues Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “夏日的时光机器” and “Samâ taimumashin burûsu”.
- Also known as
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- 夏日的时光机器
- Samâ taimumashin burûsu
- Summer Timemachine Blues
- 夏日时光机
- サマータイムマシン・ブルース：2005
- 썸머 타임머신 블루스
- 夏日時光機
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Summer Time Machine Blues FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Summer Time Machine Blues, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Summer Time Machine Blues?
Summer Time Machine Blues runs 1 hour 47 minutes (107 minutes).
When was Summer Time Machine Blues released?
Summer Time Machine Blues was released on September 3, 2005.
Who directed Summer Time Machine Blues?
Summer Time Machine Blues was directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro.
More films by Katsuyuki Motohiro Who is in the cast of Summer Time Machine Blues?
Summer Time Machine Blues stars Yoko Maki as Yui Ito, Juri Ueno as Haruka Shibata and Eita Nagayama as Takuma Komoto, among 13 credited actors.
Does Summer Time Machine Blues have a post-credit scene?
No. Summer Time Machine Blues has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Summer Time Machine Blues in?
The original language of Summer Time Machine Blues is Japanese.
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