Returner - fight for the future

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Movie
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
Rod
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

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

Japanese Academy Award :

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

  1. Returner - Fight for the Future in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used

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