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"The future could be history."

2002 1h 56m JA

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6.6

SOLID

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38%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.4

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 262🥫38%Rotten Tomatoes●36Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 11,913

ActionAdventureScience Fiction

Synopsis

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A young woman from the future forces a local gunman to help her stop an impending alien invasion which will wipe out the human race.

“The future could be history.”

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Cast

Takeshi Kaneshiro
Miyamoto
Anne Suzuki
Milly
Kirin Kiki
Xia
Goro Kishitani
Mizoguchi
Yukiko Okamoto
Dr. Yagi
Mitsu Murata
Henchman
Kisuke Iida
Henchman
Kazuya Shimizu
Murakami

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Writers: Takashi Yamazaki, Kenya Hirata, Kenya Hirata
Languages: Japanese, Mandarin, English
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, Mandarin, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, shot by Akira Sako. 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 Akihiko Matsumoto. 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 Takuya Taguchi 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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Takeshi Kaneshiro and Anne Suzuki and Kirin Kiki carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The future could be history.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0339579 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Takashi Yamazaki directs. Akira Sako behind the camera. Akihiko Matsumoto scores. Takuya Taguchi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, Mandarin, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, Mandarin, English.
3Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, shot by Akira Sako. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Akihiko Matsumoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Takuya Taguchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Takeshi Kaneshiro and Anne Suzuki and Kirin Kiki carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The future could be history.".
8IMDB entry: tt0339579 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.