Movie: Returner
Romaji: Ritana
Japanese: リターナー
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Writer: Kenya Hirata , Takashi Yamazaki
Producer: Chikahiro Ando, Toru Horibe, Akifumi Takuma
Cinematographer: Akira Sako, Kozo Shibasaki
Release Date: August 31, 2002
Runtime: 116 Min.
Production Company: Fuji TV, Amuse, Toho
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
RETURNER stars Ann Suzuki as Milly, a young woman who has traveled back in time from the year 2084 to the year 2002. Her mission is to stop an alien invasion before it begins. This invasion will eventually lead to all-out war between the aliens and the humans if Milly isn't successful. She meets a hitman named Miyamoto (Takeshi Kaneshiro), and convinces him to help her. Unfortunately, Milly's arrival in the past was slightly off and the aliens have already landed, and the evidence has been confiscated by the government. To make matters worse, a gangster named Mizoguchi (Goro Kishitani) is determined to claim the alien artifacts for himself and harness their awesome power. It's now a race against time for Milly and Miyamoto to obtain the aliens and save the future.
Cast
Takeshi Kaneshiro - Miyamoto
Anne Suzuki - Milly
Kirin Kiki - Xie
Goro Kishitani - Mizoguchi
Yukiko Okamoto - Dr. Yagi
Mitsuru Murata - Mizoguchi's Henchman
Kisuke Iida - Karasawa, Mizoguchi's Henchman
Kazuya Shimizu - Murakami, Mizoguchi's Henchman
Chiharu Kawai - Liu's Interpreter
Dean Harrington - Dr. Brown
Xiaoqun Zhao - Slave Merchant
Masaya Takahashi - Liu Laoban, Chinese Godfather
Kohei Watanabe
Patrick Harlan - Patrick
Kanata Hongo