Returner - fight for the future
Movie | |
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German title | Returner - fight for the future |
Original title | Returners |
Country of production | Japan |
original language | Japanese |
Publishing year | 2002 |
length | 112 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 16 |
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Director | Takashi Yamazaki |
script |
Kenya Hirata , Takashi Yamazaki |
production |
Chikahiro Ando , Toru Horibe , Akifumi Takuma |
music | Akihiko Matsumoto |
camera |
Kōzō Shibazaki , Akira Sako |
cut | Takuya Taguchi |
occupation | |
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Returner - Fight for the Future ( Japanese リ タ ー ナ ー , Ritānā for English. Returner ) is a Japanese science fiction film by Tōhō by director Takashi Yamazaki from 2002. The film was marketed in Germany on November 25, 2003 on DVD .
action
In the distant future - the year is 2084 - humanity will be threatened by overpowering alien invaders . The end of civilization is near. The few survivors hide in the Tibetan high mountains, where scientists are working on a time portal. With the time machine one wants to prevent the arrival of the first extraterrestrial beings, the so-called Daggra . However, when this refuge is stormed by aliens, the youthful resistance fighter Milly flees quickly to Japan in 2002.
The young girl catapulted to a cargo ship, where they secretly the stoic assassin observed Miyamoto in an armed confrontation. On behalf of a Chinese contact person, the killer disrupts two criminal organizations in the processing of a deal. At some point the astonished Miyamoto confronts the evil triad leader Mizoguchi, who trades in organs from previously kidnapped and murdered street children . In the criminal, Miyamoto recognizes the long-sought murderer of his best childhood friend. Before Miyamoto can get rid of his mortal enemy, he accidentally shoots the suddenly appearing Milly. Chief villain Mizoguchi uses the opportunity and escapes without a trace. Miyamoto takes care of the apparently injured person and contacts his client.
When Milly asks for help with her daring mission, Miyamoto initially refuses to cooperate. After a long back and forth, Milly convinces the young man to cooperate. With material support from Miyamoto's client, the unlikely duo travels to Mount Ibusuki , the crash site of the first UFO . According to tradition, the Daggra is said to have faked an emergency landing at that location - which later turns out to be an error.
Not far from the crash site, scientists in a research center activate the rescued object in flight. A variety of paranormal events are associated with it. The extraterrestrial mothership becomes aware of the stranded alien that is in human custody. In the meantime, Milly and Miyamoto arrive at the said institute, where they come across the weakened creature. The time traveler spares the creature, however, as it does not have the well-known form of the Daggra, she only knows the invaders in their piloted machines . Milly now realizes that the cause of future conflicts lies solely with humans, since they hold a dying creature captive, although it could be rescued by their conspecifics. Humans approve of the creature's death. At almost the same time, the building was attacked by Mizoguchi's henchmen.
The unscrupulous triad boss seeks absolute power. He gets rid of his aging godfather and ships the extraterrestrial finds to a remote oil rig in order to gain control of the extraterrestrial technology. Before he can make use of the alien weapons, however, Milly and Miyamoto manage to defeat Mizoguchi in an exhausting fight and save the little creature. When this is picked up by some Daggra, one of the strangers reveals himself to be a representative of the species of the rescued by opening his armored riot gear. This gesture of vulnerability also expresses the now peaceful disposition of the aliens, the war in the future could be prevented.
In the end Milly returns to the future, the perplexed Miyamoto finally gives up his craft of murder and is left alone.
Awards
- 2003: Award in the category of best young actress for Anne Suzuki
- 2003: Anne Suzuki received the Most Popular Actor Award
- 2003: Nomination for Best Editing for Takuya Taguchi
- 2003: Nomination for Best Supporting Actor for Gorō Kishitani
- 2003: Kirin Kiki was nominated for Best Supporting Actress
Reviews
The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was "a lively dance of quotations that used relevant successful films of American and Asian origins for largely unimaginative but reasonably effective entertainment" .
supporting documents
Web links
- Returner - Combat Evolved in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Returner - Fight for the future at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Returner - Fight for the future in the online film database
- Japanese film website ( Memento of October 16, 2007 on the Internet Archive )