Returner
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| Returner | |
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| Directed by | Takashi Yamazaki |
| Produced by | Chikahiro Ando Toru Horibe Akifumi Takuma |
| Written by | Kenya Hirata Takashi Yamazaki |
| Starring | Takeshi Kaneshiro Anne Suzuki |
| Music by | Akihiko Matsumoto |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar Home Video |
| Release date(s) | August 31, 2002 |
| Running time | 116 min. |
| Country | Japan |
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Returner (リターナー Ritana?) is a 2002 Japanese film, directed by Takashi Yamazaki and starring Anne Suzuki and Takeshi Kaneshiro. Suzuki plays a soldier from the future sent back in time to stop an incident that led to an alien invasion of Earth and slaughter of the majority of the human race. Kaneshiro's character is a reluctant hitman that she soon persuades to help her perform her mission.
This is the second film by director Takashi Yamazaki to utilize a number of computer generated visual effects showing bullet time, mecha and transforming alien ships (including a Boeing 747 that appears to transform into a mechanical dragon-ship with aliens on board). The film shows a clear film noir style. The villains in the film are reminiscent of the type of gangsters depicted in Hong Kong-style triad movies. Despite accusations of it being a derivative work, this film lays the groundwork for later CGI-heavy productions such as Casshern.
[edit] Cast
- Takeshi Kaneshiro as Miyamoto
- Anne Suzuki as Milly
- Goro Kishitani as Mizoguchi
- Kirin Kiki as Xie
[edit] External links
- Official Site - in Japanese.
- Returner at the Internet Movie Database
- Returner at LoveHKFilm.com
- Returner at MetaCritic
