Japan Synopsis
サマータイムマシン・ブルース
“Back to yesterday!”
The members of a sci-fi club accidentally spill Coke on the remote controller of an air-conditioner during summer and suddenly a time machine appears in their sweating bath-like clubroom.
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Comedy + Science Fiction in Japan
68 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Summer Time Machine Blues itself).
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★ 8.0 · 2014
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
★ 7.7 · 2010
Superior Ultra 8 Brothers
★ 7.7 · 2008
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★ 7.6 · 2019
Date A Live: Encore OVA
★ 7.6 · 2014
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
Summer Time Machine Blues holds position #172 of 347 Japan films in the 2004–2006 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Summer Time Machine Blues premiered alongside 116 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 116 other Japan films in 2005.
The 1732nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
33 audience reviews — more than 53% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 45th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,368 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (48th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #805 of 1,411 (top 57%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Robot Communications, IMAGICA |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | September 3, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0498567 |