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Returner (2002)
"Ritânâ" (original title)

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A young woman from the future forces a local gunman to help her stop an impending alien invasion which will wipe out the human race.

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Anne Suzuki ...
Kirin Kiki ...
Xie
Gorô 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
Kenji Motomiya ...
Mizoguchi's Henchman
Hoshi Ishida
Misako Nagashima
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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 from the vengeance-seeking alien invasion fleet on its way to Earth. Written by Exile-Inc

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Opening Weekend:

$29,214 (USA) (17 October 2003)

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$69,886 (USA) (31 October 2003)
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The handgun Milly uses through out the movie is a Walther P99. See more »

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During the highway chase when the car is blown into the air and falls back down, the cable that was used by the crane to lift the car up into the air so they could drop it again is visible as the vehicle crashes to the ground. See more »

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Xie: Humans are good at lying. Especially guilty ones.
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References Independence Day (1996) See more »

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"Dig In"
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Combo of Red Bull and speed
5 September 2003 | by (Queens, NY) – See all my reviews

I know that I will definitely have to see this film again. Japanese movies are getting that sleek futuristic look and Returner is chock full of it. Although I have to admit, there seem to be a lot of "homages" ranging from Matrix, Men in Black to Fifth Element, X-Files and so on. Still, it's an action packed with cool style to boot.

The main hero and butt whooping babe work well together. From martial arts, lasers, guns, explosions, action scenes are so rapid that you're left blinking in awe. I definitely think towards the final 30 minutes, it does seem to go on a tangent and a friend and I were trying to piece together what we could and keep up. The CG is used well in enhancing the style of the film, especially the futuristic technology stuff.

If possible, catch this in the theater or on a good home system and you won't be disappointed.


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