Into the Sun (2005)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

mink

Writers (WGA):

Steven Seagal (story) &
Joe Halpin (story) ...

Release Date:

20 May 2005 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Only one man can stop the Yakuza.

Plot:

When a government official is killed, an American operative with experience in the Yakuza culture is brought into investigate.

Plot Keywords:

Yakuza | CIA | FBI | Japanese Mafia | Sword

Cast

Steven Seagal	...	Travis Hunter
Matthew Davis	...	Sean Mack
Takao Ôsawa	...	Kuroda
Eddie George	...	Jones
William Atherton	...	Agent Block
Juliette Marquis	...	Jewel
Ken Lo	...	Chen (as Ken Low)
Kosuke Toyohara	...	Fudomyo-o
Akira Terao	...	Matsuda
Eve Masatoh	...	Kojima (as Masatoh Eve)
Pace Wu	...	Mai Ling
Chiaki Kuriyama	...	Ayako
Kanako Yamaguchi	...	Nayako
Namihiko Ômura	...	Takeshi
Daisuke Honda	...	Kawamura

Also Known As:

Yakuza (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language, some sexuality and nudity.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Germany:18 | Iceland:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R (certificate #41247) | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:12 | Japan:R-15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Aries

Trivia:

Some of the songs on the soundtrack are written and performed by Steven Seagal.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mai Ling kills Kuroda's henchman who's wearing sunglasses, he apparently loses his shades for two shots but is seen wearing them in the next.

Quotes:

Travis Hunter: I'm going right through the front door!

Movie Connections:

References Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Soundtrack:

Girl It's Alright

Into The Sun **** of ****

It is interesting that so many people are giving this 7th dtv Seagal effort such a mediocre to bad rating. "Into the Sun" is Seagal's best and most enjoyable effort since 2001's "Exit Wounds"-this easily could have been a theatrical release as the production value of the film is much better than that of his previous efforts. Seagal plays Travis Hunter with much more charisma than in his last 5 efforts-and looks like he is having fun. The best acting job by Seagal since 1996's "The Glimmer Man"-The camera work is fast-the story is better than his last efforts, although it does take a while to get going. The last 20 minutes reminded me of the sword work from "Kill Bill"-very well done for a D.T.V effort-the action, though scarce, is done very well. Seagal fans should be happy with this latest effort.