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A minibusload of modern-day teenagers is hijacked by Jiro Agino, a time-traveler from the future, who drags them back to WWII Tokyo, and then to feudal Japan. They arrive at Azuchi Castle in 1582, just before the surprise attack that will/did/could result in the death of Nobunaga Oda. Jiro has determined that this is a critical moment in history, and that, had Nobunaga survived, Japan would have been spared the seclusion and stagnation of the Tokugawa period-forecasting that when Western powers arrived in the 19th century they would not have been able to treat Japan as a second-class nation. This in turn would have created a better political climate in the Pacific, and averted Japan's involvement in WWII! The gang is faced with a dilemma-to change history by warning Nobunaga (portrayed with a sympathy rare in his other anime appearances such as Yotoden), or to keep quiet and risk dying in the coming "surprise" attack. Meanwhile, far-future assassin Toshito Kutajima arrives to terminate Jiro's meddling, while schoolgirl Tetsuko "Teko" Hayasaka unhelpfully falls in love with Nobunaga's page-boy Ranmaru. Sometimes confused with Goshogun spin-off Etranger, this has more in common with Fire Tripper minus the cute infant. Considering the famous names all over the crew (note They Were Eleven's Hagio designing alongside future Memories-director Morimoto), it's a real mystery why this was never picked up for U.S. release. Based on a young adult SF novel by Taku Mayumura. In 2003, the unrelated anime Goshogun was released in the U.S. under the confusing title of Time Stranger, in what we can only assume was a deliberate attempt to annoy the authors of the Anime Encyclopedia.
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Mori Masaki | Director | Writer, Storyboard | |
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Hisatoshi Motoki | Key Animator | ||
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Kengo Inagaki | Key Animator | ||
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Kunihiko Sakurai | Key Animator | ||
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Makoto Ito | Key Animator | ||
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Michiyo Sakurai | Key Animator | ||
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Shigetaka Kiyoyama | Key Animator | ||
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Shinsuke Terasawa | Key Animator | ||
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Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Key Animator | Director. |
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Yuki Kinoshita | Key Animator | ||
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Moto Hagio | Character Artist/Designer | A pioneering mangaka who is considered the "founding mother" of modern shoujo manga. |
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Yoshio Takeuchi | Writer | ||
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Atsushi Yamatoya | Writer | ||
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Kazuo Oga | Art Director | ||
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Ryoichi Kuniyoshi | Music | ||
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Hiroshi Fukutomi | Storyboard | ||
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Toshio Hirata | Storyboard | ||
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Takuo Noda | Animation Director | ||
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Masao Maruyama | Producer | Founder of Studio Madhouse. |
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Rintaro | Producer |
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General Information
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Time Stranger |
| Release Date: |
Jan. 1, 1986 |
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時空の旅人 -Time Stranger- |
| Romaji: |
Toki no Tabibito Time Stranger |
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Dec. 20, 1986 |
| Rating: | None |
| Runtime: | 91 (mins) |
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| Aliases | Time Traveler Time Stranger |
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