2 Movies Starring Kirin Kiki

Returner

Returner

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-08-31

Languages:

Japanese, English, Mandarin

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (10215 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Richard Epcar (dubbed version)

Kenya Hirata

Takashi Yamazaki

Fullplot:

After an alien invasion threatens to annihilate the human race, a young Japanese girl, named Milly (Anne Suzuki), travels back in time from 2084 to October 2002, and enlists the reluctant aid of skilled Tokyo gunman, named Miyamoto (Takeshi Kaneshiro), to discover and prevent the start of the war. However, trouble ensues when the two protagonists are forced to deal with a Japanese mafia boss, named Mizoguchi (Goro Kishitani), who is somehow involved in the start of the war by keeping the first alien spaceship and its alien pilot captive, while our two heroes race against the clock to find a way to stop the oncoming destruction from the vengeance-seeking alien invasion fleet on its way to Earth.

An

An

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-05-30

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan, France, Germany

Runtime:

113 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (172 Reviews)

Director:

Naomi Kawase

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Durian Sukegawa (based on the novel by)

Naomi Kawase (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The "manager" of a pancake stall finds himself confronted with an odd but sympathetic elderly lady looking for work. A taste of her home-made bean jelly convinces him, starting a relationship that is about much more than just street food.

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