Returner (2002)
August 31, 2002Release Date
Returner (2002)
August 31, 2002Release Date



Plot.
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Cast & Crew.

Takeshi Kaneshiro
Miyamoto

Anne Suzuki
Milly

Kirin Kiki
Xia

Goro Kishitani
Mizoguchi

Yukiko Okamoto
Dr. Yagi

Mitsu Murata
Henchman

Kisuke Iida
Henchman

Kazuya Shimizu
Murakami

Chiharu Kawai
Interpreter

Dean Harrington
Dr. Brown

Xiaoqun Zhao
Slave Merchant

Masaya Takahashi
Liu Laoban

Shugo Oshinari
Shooter

Kanata Hongo
Young Miyamoto

Hoshi Ishida
Shifan

Adeyto
Future Technician

Kenji Motomiya
Mizoguchi's Henchman

Kenya Hirata
Screenplay

Takashi Yamazaki
Screenplay / Director

Akihiko Matsumoto
Original Music Composer

Chikahiro Ando
Producer

Takuya Taguchi
Editor

Kōzō Shibazaki
Director of Photography

Akifumi Takuma
Producer

Toru Horibe
Producer

Akira Sako
Director of Photography

Nobutoshi Takahashi
Action Director

Yasushi Tanaka
Sound

Katsuro Onoue
Special Effects Supervisor

Naruyuki Ueda
Gaffer

Anri Jojo
Production Design

Kiyoko Shibuya
Visual Effects Director

Tadaharu Sato
Sound

Yuji Shimomura
Stunt Coordinator
Media.




Details.
Release DateAugust 31, 2002
Original Nameリターナー
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 56m
Content RatingR
Box Office$73,060
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Returner (Japanese: リターナー, Hepburn: Ritānā) is a 2002 Japanese science fiction action film directed, co-written, and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki. It stars Takeshi Kaneshiro and Anne Suzuki, who must team up in present-day Japan to prevent an alien race from invading Earth. Goro Kishitani and Kirin Kiki are featured in supporting roles.
Production took place from circa January to April 2002. It reportedly aspired "to be a combination of Mission: Impossible, The Matrix and Leon", and exercised 300 computer-generated shots, as well as wire fu. The film was produced by Robot Communications and was funded by Robot, Toho, Fuji Television Network, Amuse Pictures, Shirogumi, and Imagica.
Returner premiered at Shibuya Public Hall on August 19, 2002, and was released in Japan on August 31. Samuel Goldwyn Films later distributed it in the United States on October 17, 2003. The film grossed over $11 million worldwide against a $4 million budget and was the fourteenth highest-grossing Japanese film of 2002. It received generally negative reviews from critics, with most attacking the screenplay and perceived lack of originality, although some praised the acting, action sequences, and visual effects. The film received five nominations at the 26th Japan Academy Film Prize. A sequel was planned but ultimately abandoned.
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