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2002 | DIRECTED BY TAKASHI YAMAZAKI

Returner

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Movie Stats
Year
2002
Runtime
 116 minutes (1 hr 56 mins)
Certificates

15

R

NC-16

16

18
Select Cast
Takeshi Kaneshiro
Anne Suzuki
Kirin Kiki
Goro Kishitani
Yukiko Okamoto
Mitsu Murata
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
21st Nov 2025
Last viewed:
22nd Jul 2026
Total views:
41
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
17th October 2003
22 years 10 months 16 days ago
Japan release date
 Japan
31st August 2002
24 years 2 days ago
Hong Kong release date
 Hong Kong
14th November 2002
23 years 9 months 18 days ago
Russia release date
 Russia
5th April 2003
23 years 4 months 27 days ago
Thailand release date
 Thailand
25th April 2003
23 years 4 months 7 days ago
Iceland release date
 Iceland
10th November 2003
22 years 9 months 22 days ago
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $69.9 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
12,029 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Release: 17th Oct '03
  • Debut position: 66
  • Highest position: 66
  • Debut gross: $29.2 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 3
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
takashi yamazaki Takashi Yamazaki
Starring
Takeshi KaneshiroMiyamoto
Anne SuzukiMilly
Kirin KikiXie
Goro KishitaniMizoguchi
Yukiko OkamotoDr. Yagi
Mitsu MurataMizoguchi's Henchman
Kisuke IidaMizoguchi's Henchman
Kazuya ShimizuMizoguchi's Henchman
Chiharu KawaiLiu's Interpreter
Dean HarringtonDr. Brown
Xiaoqun ZhaoSlave Merchant
Masaya TakahashiLiu Laoban
Kenji MotomiyaMizoguchi's Henchman
Hoshi IshidaShifan
Misako Nagashima
Shugo OshinariShooter
Steve RyanFuture Soldier
Bernard BeardsleyFuture Soldier
Sean VertigoFuture Soldier
Ahmad AliFuture Soldier
Eric RobinsonFuture Technician
Salah SoltaneFuture Soldier
Ari AndresFuture Technician
Byron BaronFuture Soldier
AdeytoFuture Technician
Semenov IvanFuture Technician
Francisco GalaFuture Soldier
Ryan HillFuture Technician
Nejat ShaninoFuture Soldier
Kristie ProtacioFuture Technician
BurunaFuture Soldier
Kanata HongoYoung Miyamoto
Patrick HarlanNewscaster
Richard CansinoMizoguchi
Richard EpcarNarrator
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UK Box Office Chart History
We have no infomation on the UK box office for this movie.

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
66
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
3
Total US Gross:
$69,886
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
17 Oct 2003
66N
$29,214
$29,214
24 Oct 2003
85▼
$14,710
$56,627
31 Oct 2003
96▼
$7,079
$69,886

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
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* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

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Genres
Action
Action
Adventure
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Sci-Fi
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