<P> The second live - action film adaptation of was released in Japan on November 8, 1997, directed by Haruki Kadokawa, with a screenplay by Ryōji Itō, Chiho Katsura and Haruki Kadokawa, starring beginner Nana Nakamoto in the main role . </P> <P> The novel was adapted into one third of the Shinshun! Love Stories anthology film starring members of the all - girl J - pop group Morning Musume . The segment was written by Toshio Terada, starring Abe Natsumi and directed by Kazuhiro Onohara . </P> <P> The Girl Who Leapt Through Time was produced by the animation studio Madhouse and distributed through Kadokawa Herald Pictures, first released in theaters in Japan on July 15, 2006 . The film was later released on DVD on April 20, 2007 in Japan in regular and limited editions . The protagonist of the novel is the aunt of the film's protagonist . </P> <P> A third Japanese live - action film adaptation of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time was announced in Yahoo Japan and released on March 13, 2010 . The theme song of the film was performed by Ikimono - gakari . The movie features Riisa Naka, who previously voiced the protagonist Makoto Konno in the 2006 animated film, as the lead character, Akari Yoshiyama, the daughter of Kazuko Yoshiyama . The film is a sequel to the original tale in which Kazuko's daughter, Akari, travels back in time to relay a message to Ken . </P>

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