Stardate 06.05.2026.B: Newest Addition - 2020's 'Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes' Has Been Added To The Daily Archives For June 5th!

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On this day in 2020 (in Japan), Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes delivered a single-camera take on the mindblowing possibilities of time travel.  Directed by Yunta Yamaguchi from a story by Makoto Ueda, the film starred Kazunari Tosa, Riko Fujitani, Masashi Suwa, and others. 

​According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:

"A cafe owner discovers that the TV in his cafe suddenly shows images from the future, but only two minutes into the future."

For the record:
To the film's credit, Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes stirred up a good bit of praise from screenings on the film festival circuit.

ExtraExtra Alert:
In 2022, I was provided complimentary streaming access to Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes (2020) from a distributor in exchange for review coverage on SciFiHistory.Net.  Interested readers can find my review right here.

-- EZ
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From Google.com:

Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020) is a wildly clever, low-budget Japanese sci-fi comedy directed by Junta Yamaguchi. Shot to look like one continuous take, the film follows a Kyoto cafe owner who discovers that his computer monitor and TV are linked, allowing him and his friends to see exactly two minutes into the future.
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• The Premise: Café owner Kato heads to his apartment above the shop only to find his computer screen talking to him. It is himself, but from two minutes in the future. He is told to head downstairs, where the cafe's TV projects the past, creating a loop where the characters can interact with their past and future selves.
• The Droste Effect: Chaos ensues when Kato's friends discover this phenomenon and begin moving the monitors to face each other. This creates an infinite mirror-like reflection (the Droste effect) that allows them to gaze further and further into the future, which they quickly attempt to exploit for personal gain and romantic pursuits.
• Budget & Execution: Made on a micro-budget of around $20,000 to $27,000 (about 3 million JPY), the entire 70-minute movie relies on clever writing, pacing, and meticulous choreography rather than expensive CGI.
• Reception: It holds a 99% critical approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It was praised for being an endearing, playful, and inventive take on time-travel. [14, 15]

AI responses may include mistakes. 

[1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14500584/
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Infinite_Two_Minutes
[3] https://warped-perspective.com/2022/01/beyond-the-infinite-two-minutes-2020/
[4] https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/dec/03/time-travel-beyond-the-infinite-two-minutes-junta-yamaguchi
[5] https://tv.apple.com/ie/movie/beyond-the-infinite-two-minutes/umc.cmc.16qkxtfsmsihkb9knb9bl4fvy
[6] https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/xm8zuj/beyond_the_infinite_two_minutes_2020_amazon_prime/
[7] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNJ-d2chSDQ
[8] https://jffau.jpf.go.jp/film/beyond-the-infinite-two-minutes/
[9] https://medium.com/taclanese/beyond-the-two-infinite-minutes-18542fa36ba9
[10] https://shop.terracottadistribution.com/products/beyond-the-infinite-two-minutes-bluray
[11] https://grokipedia.com/page/Beyond_the_Infinite_Two_Minutes
[12] https://medium.com/taclanese/beyond-the-two-infinite-minutes-18542fa36ba9
[13] https://nitelifeexchange.com/faust-one-too-many-times/
[14] https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/beyond_the_infinite_two_minutes
[15] https://letterboxd.com/harry72/film/beyond-the-infinite-two-minutes/