Returner
Seen it?2002 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 36% on Rotten Tomatoes, soft box office and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Aliens, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Mind-bending.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 56 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
36% on Rotten Tomatoes, 36 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$11 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 14K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Takashi Yamazaki
- Takeshi KaneshiroMiyamoto
- Anne SuzukiMilly
- Kirin KikiXia
- Goro KishitaniMizoguchi
- Yukiko OkamotoDr. Yagi
- Mitsu MurataHenchman
- Kisuke IidaHenchman
- Kazuya ShimizuMurakami
- Chiharu KawaiInterpreter
- Dean HarringtonDr. Brown