Terra Formars

"We're the ones who will survive."

2016 1h 49m JA

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★6.1TMDB · 297

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Synopsis

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With the space program attempting to travel to Mars, 21st century scientists were tasked with warming up the planet so that humans could survive on its surface. They came up with an efficient and cost effective plan of sending cockroaches and mold to the surface so that the mold would absorb the sunlight and the insect corpses would serve as a food source for the mold. It is now the year 2577 and the first manned ship to Mars has landed on the planet and the six crew members are ready for their mission. But what they find are giant mutated humanoid cockroaches with incredible physical strength. The crew members are easily wiped out, but not before sending a transmission back to Earth. Now, humanity will send elite warriors to exterminate the mutated bugs and claim back Mars.

“We're the ones who will survive.”

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Cast

Hideaki Ito
Shokichi Komachi
Emi Takei
Nanao Akita
Tomohisa Yamashita
Jin Muto
Takayuki Yamada
Ichiro Hiruma
Shun Oguri
Ko Honda
Kane Kosugi
God Lee
Rinko Kikuchi
Asuka Moriki
Masaya Katō
Keisuke Dojima

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Kazuki Nakashima
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan, Iceland

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Japan, Iceland.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Hideo Yamamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kenji Yamashita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hideaki Ito and Emi Takei and Tomohisa Yamashita carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "We're the ones who will survive.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4433646 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Takashi Miike directs. Hideo Yamamoto behind the camera. Koji Endo scores. Kenji Yamashita cuts. Produced in Japan, Iceland. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Japan, Iceland.
3Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Hideo Yamamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kenji Yamashita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hideaki Ito and Emi Takei and Tomohisa Yamashita carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "We're the ones who will survive.".
8IMDB entry: tt4433646 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.