Returner
“The future could be history.”
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.
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Cast
17 people
Takeshi Kaneshiro
Miyamoto
Known for
House of Flying Daggers
Chungking Express
Anne Suzuki
Milly
Known for
Initial D
Hana & Alice
Kirin Kiki
Xia
Known for
Sweet Bean
Arrietty
Goro Kishitani
Mizoguchi
Known for
Sky of Love: Someone I love is there
Sanctuary
Yukiko Okamoto
Dr. Yagi
Known for
Nobody Knows
Mitsu Murata
Henchman
Known for
Kamen Rider
GO
Kisuke Iida
Henchman
Known for
Godzilla Minus One
Kamen Rider
Kazuya Shimizu
Murakami
Known for
Azumi
Chiharu Kawai
Interpreter
Known for
Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman
Mutant Girls Squad
Dean Harrington
Dr. Brown
Known for
Kickboxer
The King of the Kickboxers
Xiaoqun Zhao
Slave Merchant
No other roles listed
Masaya Takahashi
Liu Laoban
Known for
Belladonna of Sadness
Air Doll
Takashi Yamazaki Director · Kenya Hirata Screenplay Akihiko Matsumoto Composer
Worldwide gross $73K · United States release October 17, 2003 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$73,060
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production
Amuse Pictures
Production
Shirogumi
Production
TOHO
Production
Robot Communications
Production
IMAGICA
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
リターナー
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 31, 2002
Theatrical
United States · October 17, 2003
Limited theatrical
Australia
November 25, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
March 3, 2004 · Physical · DVD release
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