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Last Life in the Universe

Original title: Ruang rak noi nid mahasan
  • 2003
  • R
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
11K
YOUR RATING
Last Life in the Universe (2003)
ComedyDramaRomance

A suicidal, obsessively compulsive Japanese librarian is forced to lie low in Thailand with a pot-smoking woman coping with the recent loss of her sister.A suicidal, obsessively compulsive Japanese librarian is forced to lie low in Thailand with a pot-smoking woman coping with the recent loss of her sister.A suicidal, obsessively compulsive Japanese librarian is forced to lie low in Thailand with a pot-smoking woman coping with the recent loss of her sister.

  • Director
    • Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
  • Writers
    • Prabda Yoon
    • Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
  • Stars
    • Tadanobu Asano
    • Sinitta Boonyasak
    • Takashi Miike
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    11K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
    • Writers
      • Prabda Yoon
      • Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
    • Stars
      • Tadanobu Asano
      • Sinitta Boonyasak
      • Takashi Miike
    • 53User reviews
    • 78Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 12 nominations

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    Tadanobu Asano and Sinitta Boonyasak in Last Life in the Universe (2003)
    Tadanobu Asano and Sinitta Boonyasak in Last Life in the Universe (2003)
    Pen-Ek Ratanaruang in Last Life in the Universe (2003)
    Pen-Ek Ratanaruang in Last Life in the Universe (2003)
    Tadanobu Asano and Sinitta Boonyasak in Last Life in the Universe (2003)
    Tadanobu Asano and Sinitta Boonyasak in Last Life in the Universe (2003)
    Tadanobu Asano and Sinitta Boonyasak in Last Life in the Universe (2003)
    Tadanobu Asano and Sinitta Boonyasak in Last Life in the Universe (2003)
    Tadanobu Asano and Sinitta Boonyasak in Last Life in the Universe (2003)
    Sinitta Boonyasak in Last Life in the Universe (2003)
    Last Life in the Universe (2003)
    Tadanobu Asano and Sinitta Boonyasak in Last Life in the Universe (2003)

    Top cast

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    Tadanobu Asano
    Tadanobu Asano
    • Kenji
    Sinitta Boonyasak
    • Noi
    Takashi Miike
    Takashi Miike
    • Yakuza
    Laila Boonyasak
    • Nid
    Yutaka Matsushige
    Yutaka Matsushige
    • Yukio
    Riki Takeuchi
    Riki Takeuchi
    • Takashi
    Yôji Tanaka
    • Yakuza
    • (as Yohji Tanaka)
    Sakichi Sato
    • 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
    Songsith Visunee
    • Old Man on the Bus
    Prayoon Tiancharoenwong
    • Old Man at the Outdoor Bar
    Jakrapan Ruttajak
    • Security Guard
    • Director
      • Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
    • Writers
      • Prabda Yoon
      • Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The actresses who play Nid and Noi are real sisters.
    • Connections
      References Annie Hall (1977)

    User reviews53

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    Featured review
    10/10
    Masterpiece
    I've seen the plot before, at least in some fashion. A man and a woman meet under tragic (or tragicomic) circumstances. They are complete opposites, but begin an unconventional, semi-romantic relationship. It took me the whole movie to think of where I had seen it, but I did finally come up with a title (Monster's Ball). So I've seen the plot before. It's been done before. But it hasn't been done too often, and I tend to like stories like this. Besides, it's all in the way it's done, and, man, is this done right. Tadanobu Asano, best known as the masochistic villain Kakihara of Takashi Miike's Ichi the Killer, plays a withdrawn Japanese man living for unspecified reasons in Thailand. He works in a library and the walls of his meticulously organized apartment are lined with stacks of books. Through a couple of events, which are too good to spoil, he meets with polar opposite Sinitta Boonyasak, a Thai girl who works dressed up as a Japanese schoolgirl, and is probably something of a prostitute. Asano moves in with the girl and there is a connection (in that order). This is a subtle film that flows like a gentle brook. Christopher Doyle, easily the best cinematographer working today, lends his impeccable style to the picture (director Ratanaruang says many kind words about him in a 20 minute interview on the DVD), and the music, by Hualongpong Riddim, is simply amazing. Takashi Miike himself appears late in the film in an amusing role, and he's given the film's best line. Pen-Ek Ratanaruang's direction is truly impressive, and his attention to detail is particularly worth praising. It's a wonderful film, one that will live with me a long time.
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    • Feb 21, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 8, 2003 (Thailand)
    • Countries of origin
      • Thailand
      • Japan
      • Netherlands
    • Languages
      • Thai
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Universums sista dagar
    • Filming locations
      • Bangkok International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand
    • Production companies
      • Bohemian Films
      • Cathay Asia Films
      • Cinemasia
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $32,014
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,833
      • Aug 8, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $63,095
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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