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85% Critic Match
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
8.5 / 10• 2022• 1h 33m•NR• Japanese
AnimationComedyScience FictionRomance
Storyline
It is August 12th. After the remote control to his boarding house's only air conditioning unit is inadvertently destroyed by spilled cola, "I" devises a plan to return to yesterday in a time machine to recover the remote before it breaks. However, his prankster friend Ozu cannot resist playing with past events, even if it means bringing the universe to the brink of destruction. Now "I" finds himself racing through time to avoid disaster.
Cast & Crew
Shintaro Asanuma
'I' (Watashi) (voice)
Lead
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Ozu (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Akashi (voice)
Kazuya Nakai
Master Higuchi (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Jogasaki (voice)
Yuhko Kaida
Hanuki (voice)
Setsuji Sato
Aijima (voice)
Chikara Honda
Tamura-kun (voice)
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Shingo Natsume's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Tatami Time Machine Blues is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
