Cult Epics will release The Girl Who Leapt Through Time on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD in January. The 1983 film, directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi and adapted from Yasutaka Tsutsui’s 1967 novel, marks Tomoyo Harada’s screen debut and a defining work in Obayashi’s teen fantasy cycle.
Video and audio specifications
- New 4K transfer and restoration
- HDR presentation on 4K UHD
- Japanese audio: DTS-HD MA 2.0 stereo and DTS-HD MA 5.1
- Optional English subtitles
- Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
- Color, 104 minutes (1983)
Special features
4K UHD Blu-ray
- 4K transfer and restoration
- HDR
- Audio commentary by Obayashi scholar Alex Pratt
- Theatrical trailer
Blu-ray
- 4K transfer and restoration
- A Movie — Obayashi documentary visual essay by Max Robinson
- Now and Then, Here and There: Obonashi Pt. 2 — visual essay by Alex Pratt
- Audio commentary by Japan Society NY Obayashi scholar
- Archival interview with director Nobuhiko Obayashi
- The Tomoyo Harada Story
- Kazuko Yoshiyama documentary short
- Tomoyo Harada music videos
- New improved English subtitles
- Japanese theatrical English subtitles
- Reversible sleeve design
First pressings of the UHD and Blu-ray include a reproduction 24-page Japanese booklet and a reversible sleeve featuring the original Japanese key art. Both editions come housed in slipcases.
Film overview
Obayashi’s film follows 15-year-old Kazuko Yoshiyama after a fainting spell in the school lab leaves her with a mysterious ability to leap through time. As she begins to relive moments and glimpse alternate outcomes, she becomes drawn to an otherworldly observer whose presence feels both familiar and fleeting. The story combines wistful first love, youthful energy, and the director’s imaginative visual style into a timeless coming-of-age fantasy.
Release date
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time will release on January 20, 2026, with pre-orders beginning December 16, 2025.
For more from Cult Epics, check out their recent School in the Crosshairs Blu-ray which was released in October.
