

20th Century Nostalgia
1997, Japanese. Directed by Masato Hara.
A young student believes that the spirit of an alien from another planet has gone back in time, taking over his body to infiltrate and study humanity in order to find the reasons why our civilization is doomed to future destruction. He replicates the spirit of another alien in a girl that he meets, and together they use their video cameras to document modern urban Japanese society.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 26 July 1997
- Original title
- 20世紀ノスタルジア
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Gorô Nakajima, Masato Hara
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20th Century Nostalgia runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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20th Century Nostalgia isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 July 1997. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed 20th Century Nostalgia?
20th Century Nostalgia (1997) was directed by Masato Hara and stars Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Enjima, Kimiko Yo.