Returner
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Profile
- Movie: Returner
- Romaji: Ritana
- Japanese: リターナー
- Director: Takashi Yamazaki
- Writer: Kenya Hirata , Takashi Yamazaki
- Producer: Chikahiro Ando, Toru Horibe, Akifumi Takuma
- Cinematographer: Akira Sako, Kozo Shibasaki
- Release Date: August 31, 2002
- Runtime: 116 Min.
- Production Company: Fuji TV, Amuse, Toho
- Distributor: Toho
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
RETURNER stars Ann Suzuki as Milly, a young woman who has traveled back in time from the year 2084 to the year 2002. Her mission is to stop an alien invasion before it begins. This invasion will eventually lead to all-out war between the aliens and the humans if Milly isn't successful. She meets a hitman named Miyamoto (Takeshi Kaneshiro), and convinces him to help her. Unfortunately, Milly's arrival in the past was slightly off and the aliens have already landed, and the evidence has been confiscated by the government. To make matters worse, a gangster named Mizoguchi (Goro Kishitani) is determined to claim the alien artifacts for himself and harness their awesome power. It's now a race against time for Milly and Miyamoto to obtain the aliens and save the future.
Cast
- Takeshi Kaneshiro - Miyamoto
- Anne Suzuki - Milly
- Kirin Kiki - Xie
- Goro Kishitani - Mizoguchi
- Yukiko Okamoto - Dr. Yagi
- Mitsuru Murata - Mizoguchi's Henchman
- Kisuke Iida - Karasawa, Mizoguchi's Henchman
- Kazuya Shimizu - Murakami, Mizoguchi's Henchman
- Chiharu Kawai - Liu's Interpreter
- Dean Harrington - Dr. Brown
- Xiaoqun Zhao - Slave Merchant
- Masaya Takahashi - Liu Laoban, Chinese Godfather
- Kohei Watanabe
- Patrick Harlan - Patrick
Trailer
Awards
- "Rookie of the Year" (Anne Suzuki) - 2003 (26th) Japan Academy Prize - March 7, 2003
- "Most Popular Actor" (Anne Suzuki) - 2003 (26th) Japan Academy Prize - March 7, 2003
