Returner (Ritana) (2002)

6.3	Rating (98 ratings)
6.4	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Takashi Yamazaki

Starring (View all)

Takeshi Kaneshiro
Miyamoto

Anne Suzuki
Milly

Kirin Kiki
Xie

Goro Kishitani
Mizoguchi

Yukiko Okamoto
Dr. Yagi

Mitsu Murata
Mizoguchi's Henchman

Kisuke Iida
Mizoguchi's Henchman

Chiharu Kawai
Liu's Interpreter

Written by

Takashi Yamazaki

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Returner, a 2002 sci-fi action film from Japan

8 years, 5 months ago at Nov 28 23:54

Asiana

Returner, a sci-fi action thriller movie that borrow movie elements that was popular in sci-fi movies in the 80s. A full mix of Terminator and matrix and Independence Day movies. As a child, Myamoto witnesses his good friend be abducted by the ruthless child smuggler Mizoguchi. 20 years later he chase after Mizoguchi to make him pay for what he did. But when he finally succeed to find Mizoguchi, ... read more

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Description: After an alien invasion threatens to annihilate the human race, a young Japanese girl, named Milly (Anne Suzuki), travels back in time from 2084 to October 2002, and enlists the reluctant aid of skilled Tokyo gunman, named Miyamoto (Takeshi Kaneshiro), to discover and prevent the start of the war. However, trouble ensues when the two protagonists are forced to deal with a Japanese mafia boss, named Mizoguchi (Goro Kishitani), who is somehow involved in the start of the war by keeping the first alien spaceship and its alien pilot captive, while our two heroes race against the clock to find a way to stop the oncoming destruction f ... (more)

Release date: 31 August 2002
UPC: 601641372541

Tags: Sci-fi (4), Action (4), Japan (3), 2000s (3), (2), Foreign Language (2), Japanese (2), Foreign (2), Aliens (2), Adventure (2), 2003 (1), 2002 (1), War (1), Netflix (1), 2010 (1), Sort (1), East Asia (1)

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Great, another shit-ass year. (74 movies items)

"5.21 Takashi Yamazaki, 2002 Outside of one or two dumb af moments I laughed at this is a complete snore from start to finish."

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"23.12. Minulla on joku typerä pakkomielle nähdä kaikki ennen elokuvaharrastukseni alkua katsomani elokuvat uudestaan, joten jossain vaiheessa Returnerin rewatch oli erittäin tarpeellinen. Japanilaisten yritys yhdistää aasialainen sekatukkacoolius Matrixin cooliuteen, Terminaattorien cooliuteen ja E.T.:n ...cooliuteen sisältää niin paljon vuosituhannen vaihteen coolia, että nolouskerroin pamahti melkoisen kovaa läpi katosta. Sen takia huomasin nauttivani Returnerista jossain määrin "