Oh time slip, you cheapest of plot devices. No need to explain the science behind it or worry about grandfather paradoxes. Just “slip” back in time and let the hijinx commence. Following in the time-traveling footsteps of movies like Metro ni Notte and Tokyo Girl is Takashi Kubota‘s Yesterdays, starring Takashi Tsukamoto (Battle Royale, Blue Spring).

The story involves a young man named Satoshi who’s been bouncing around between part-time jobs in recent years because he stubbornly refuses to follow the same path as his father (Jun Kunimura). After 3 years without contact Satoshi receives the news that his dad has cancer and doesn’t have much longer to live. When he visits, his father has one final request—that Satoshi find a former lover named Mio Miyama that he hasn’t seen in 32 years. With only a sketchbook full of drawings to go on, Satoshi eventually finds his dad’s old apartment. However, when he steps through the door he also steps back in time and meets Akihiko (Asahi Uchida) who is actually his father at the age of 22. By interacting with the young version of Akihiko and his then girlfriend Mio (Natsuki Harada), Satoshi eventually discovers that he had more in common with his father than he ever knew.

Here’s the trailer:

“Yesterdays” opens on November 1, 2008 in Japan.

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