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.
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
347 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Summer Time Machine Blues sits at position #172.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Summer Time Machine Blues premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
6.9
TMDB Rating
33
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier
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 |