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Time Trip App

Name: Time Trip App
Director: Toshio Lee
Released: 2014
Duration: 108 min

Representation Score

5.2/10

Fair

2014

Director

Toshio Lee

Runtime

108 minutes

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Time Trip App uses a science fiction lens to disrupt traditional historical narratives. By placing modern characters in the Bakumatsu era, the film questions established power structures and the inevitability of state-driven violence. While the film offers a platform for women's ability to drive the story through Mikako, it lacks depth in representing multiple aspects of identity. There is no evidence of LGBTQ+ representation or characters with disabilities, leaving these dimensions unaddressed. The production remains ethnically uniform, which aligns with its historical setting but limits broader racial diversity. The film's strength lies in its structural approach to time and its nuanced view of historical progress.

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Category Breakdown

Does Time Trip App have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include explicit representations of LGBTQ+ identities or dynamics that challenge the assumption that everyone is straight. The story focuses on the time travel of the main characters.

How does Time Trip App portray gender?

Fair

Mikako, a high school teacher, plays a central role in driving the story despite being in a male-dominated era. Her intelligence and guidance are crucial to the plot's development.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Time Trip App?

Fair

The cast is ethnically uniform, reflecting the historical setting of the Edo period. Future characters provide a metaphorical way to explore different cultural perspectives.

How does Time Trip App represent religion and culture?

Good

The story introduces future characters into the 1868 conflict, challenging historical dogma and allowing for a critique of systemic violence and political structures.

Does Time Trip App include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities. No information is available regarding neurodivergence or physical disabilities in this narrative.

Present on Screen

Provides a platform for women's ability to drive the story through the character of Mikako.
Uses science fiction to challenge rigid historical dogma and political structures.
Offers a nuanced critique of systemic conflict and historical inevitability.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer ability to act.
Provides no visibility for characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.
Maintains an ethnically homogeneous cast that lacks globalized diversity.

Official Synopsis

In 1868, a battle between new government forces and shogunate forces are about to take place in Edo. Katsu Kaishu wants to avoid useless bloodshed and sends a peace envoy to Takamori Saigō, but Katsu Kaishu is unable to get a response from Takamori Saigō. One day, Katsu Kaishu meets high school teacher Mikako and her student Masaya who is captivated by the shogunate. Mikako and her student Masaya tells Katsu Kaishu that they are from the future. Katsu Kaishu takes care of Mikako and her student Masaya, while Mikako hopes to go back to the future where she came from.

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