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Returner
Sign in to saveis a 2002 Japanese science fiction action film directed, co-written, and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki. It stars Takeshi Kaneshiro and Anne Suzuki as a hitman and time traveler, respectively, who team up in present-day Japan to prevent an alien race from invading Earth. and Kirin Kiki are featured in supporting roles.
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6.5A young woman from the future forces a local gunman to help her stop an impending alien invasion which will wipe out the human race.
Cast
- Takeshi Kaneshiro as Miyamoto
- Anne Suzuki as Milly
- Kirin Kiki as Xia
- Goro Kishitani as Mizoguchi
- Yukiko Okamoto as Dr. Yagi
- Mitsu Murata as Henchman
Themes
- time travel
- alien life-form
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Key facts
- Album.length
- 51:29
- Film.name
- Returner
- Film.image
- Returner-japense-poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Takashi Yamazaki
- Film.production_companies
- Robot
- Film.distributor
- Toho
- Film.runtime
- 116 minutes
- Film.country
- Japan
- Japanese.katakana
- リターナー
- Japanese.revhep
- Ritānā
- Album.name
- Returner: Original Soundtrack
- Album.type
- soundtrack
- Album.artist
- Akihiko Matsumoto
- Album.genre
- Film score
- Album.label
- Toshiba EMI
- Album.producer
- Akihiko Matsumoto
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 994265
- Official website
- web.archive.org/web/20020930003712/http://www.returner.net
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- publication date
- 2002-08-31
- title
- Returner
- review score
- 36/100
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17 sectionsContents
- Plot
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- Production
- Soundtrack
- Track listing
- Release
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- Reception
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- Critical response
- Accolades
- Proposed sequel
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
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 as a hitman and time traveler, respectively, who team up in present-day Japan to prevent an alien race from invading Earth. 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.