Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger (1986): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1986, Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger is an adventure, animation, romance and science fiction film directed by Mori Masaki, running about 91 minutes.

What it’s about. In the new Calendar Year of 392, in Neo-Tokyo, a young man, Agino Jiro, steals a time synchronization system and tries to escape to the past. The authorities give chase and damage his ship in the pursuit, forcing him to land in modern day Tokyo, Determined, he breaks into a van and attaches the device, recklessly kidnapping Nobucho, Shinichi, Teko and their teacher, Hokubei. Their initial resistance force lands them in Tokyo on March 9th 1945, during the US bombing campaign. Escaping again to the past the group eventually arrives at the Warring States period. There the future and the past collide as factions from Jiro's era seek to alter their past at a pivotal moment at Honnoji.

Who’s in it. Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger stars Hiromi Murata as Hayasaka Tetsuko (voice), Keiko Toda as Agino Jiro (voice), Takeshi Aono as Hokubei (voice) and Mitsuo Iwata as Shin`ichi (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.1/10, Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger page.

If you liked it. Fans of Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger tend to enjoy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception, Interstellar and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.