is a 1986 Japanese
animated
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science fiction film
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based on the novel by
Taku Mayumura
Taku Mayumura ( ''Mayumura Taku'', 20 October 1934 – 3 November 2019) was a Japanese novelist, science fiction writer(ja) Nihon Gensō Sakka Jiten, pp.648-649. and haiku poet. He won the Seiun Award for Novel twice. His novel ''Shiseikan'' (, '' ...
. Produced by
Madhouse Studios
is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1972 by ex– Mushi Pro staff, including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri.
Madhouse has created and helped to produce many well-known shows, OVAs and films, starting with TV anime s ...
and directed and co-written by
Mori Masaki
is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter and director.
Masaki's career as an animator began in 1963 at Mushi Production, where he was involved in ''Kimba the White Lion''. After a few more works, he left the studio in 1968 and dedicated himsel ...
, the film was released in Japan on December 20, 1986, on
Kadokawa Shoten
, formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines su ...
and
Toho
is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the producer an ...
. The character designs were by
Moto Hagio
is a Japanese manga artist. Regarded for her contributions to ''shōjo'' manga ( manga aimed at young and adolescent women), Hagio is considered the most significant artist in the demographic and among the most influential manga artists of a ...
.
The film was adapted into a
Family Computer
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game by
Kemco
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One of its best known franchises is the ...
and was released on December 26, 1986.
References
External links
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Official Madhouse ''Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger-'' film website
1986 anime films
Adventure anime and manga
Animated films about time travel
Comedy anime and manga
Japanese animated films
Madhouse (company)
Science fiction anime and manga
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