Last Life in the Universe (2003)

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112 min - Comedy | Drama | Romance - 8 August 2003 (Thailand)

7.6

Ratings: 7.6/10 from 6,594 users Metascore: 73/100
Reviews: 42 user | 73 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com

A suicidal, obsessive-compulsive Japanese librarian is forced to hide out with a pot-smoking Thai woman at her shabby beachside home.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Tadanobu Asano	...	Kenji
	Sinitta Boonyasak	...	Noi
	Laila Boonyasak	...	Nid
	Yutaka Matsushige	...	Yukio
	Riki Takeuchi	...	Takashi
	Takashi Miike	...	Yakuza
	Yôji Tanaka	...	Yakuza (as Yohji Tanaka)
	Sakichi Satô	...	Yakuza
	Thiti Rhumorn	...	Jon
	Junko Nakazawa	...	Librarian
	Akiko Anraku	...	Japanese Housewife
	Nortioshi Urano	...	Salaryman
	Phimchanok Nala Dube	...	Girl in Jon's Apartment
	Ampon Rattanawong	...	Jon's Underling
	Jakrarin Sanitti	...	Jon's Underling

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Storyline

A mysterious, obsessive-compulsive, suicidal Japanese man living in Bangkok, Thailand, is thrown together with a Thai woman through a tragic chain of events. The woman is everything he is not. He is a neat freak who keeps his dishes washed and his books neatly stacked and categorized. She dresses like a slob, smokes pot and never picks anything up. It's a match that somehow works, though. Slowly and entertainingly, more is revealed about the Japanese man and why he's suicidal and living in Bangkok. Written by Wise Kwai

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexual content, language and drug use See all certifications »

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Thailand | Japan

Language:

Thai | Japanese | English

Release Date:

8 August 2003 (Thailand) See more »

Also Known As:

Chikyû de saigo no futari See more »

Filming Locations:

Bangkok International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$5,833 (USA) (8 August 2004) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$31,747 (USA) (29 August 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bohemian Films, Cinemasia See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min | UK: 109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

The Thai title means, literally, "Love Story, a Little, a Lot" with a play of words on "Noi" and "Nid" which means "few" and "small" respectively. The two words are also the names of the sisters in the movie so the title can also means "Love Story of Noi and Nid, a Lot" (mahasan = infinitely a lot, a great amount). Another interpretation can be "A small/little Love Story that is a lot". See more »

Connections

References Annie Hall (1977) See more »

Last Life in the Universe (2003)
Ruang rak noi nid mahasan (original title)

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