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Re:Born (film)

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Re:Born
Directed byYuji Shimomura
Screenplay by
Produced by
  • Shinichi Fujita
  • Midori Inoue[1]
Starring
CinematographyTetsuya Kudô
Edited byShinichi Fujita
Yûji Shimomura
Music byKenji Kawai
Production
companies
  • Worsal Co., Ltd.
  • U'Den Flameworks[1]
Release date
  • 25 July 2016 (2016-07-25) (BIFAN)
Running time
100 minutes[1]
CountryJapan

Re:Born is a 2016 Japanese action film directed by Yûji Shimomura and produced by Shinichi Fujita and Midori Inoue. The film stars Tak Sakaguchi, alongside Mariko Shinoda and Akio Ōtsuka.[2]

Premise

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Toshiro Kuroda, a former black-ops soldier, lives a peaceful life in a small town with his adopted niece Sachi, but things take a drastic turn when Toshiro's past rival Phantom dispatches a team of assassins to finish Toshiro. When Sachi gets kidnapped by Phantom, Toshiro must use his deadly skills to protect Sachi and confront his past demons.

Cast

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  • Tak Sakaguchi as Toshiro Kuroda aka GHOST
  • Yura Kondo as Sachi
  • Takumi Saitoh as Kenji Makabe
  • Hitomi Hasebe as Shizuka Matsumoto
  • Mariko Shinoda as Newt
  • Masanori Mimoto as Fox
  • Hiroko Yashiki as Eagle
  • Makoto Sakaguchi as Casper
  • Orson Mochizuki as Max
  • Kenta as Masaru
  • Akio Otsuka as Phantom
  • Issei Ishida as Lock
  • Saori Izawa as Office Lady Killer
  • Masaya Kato as Defence Force Commander
  • Yoshitaka Inagawa as Abyss Walker

Release

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Re:Born had its world premiere at the 2016 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.[3] The film had its North American premiere at Fantastic Fest in 2016 and was released in Japan on August 12, 2017.[4]

Reception

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Mark Schilling of The Japan Times stated that Sakaguchi is "still a convincingly lethal presence", while noting that the film's plot was similar to a video game wherein the protagonist faces a series of bosses, and that attempts by scriptwriter Benio Saeki to expand on that premise felt forced.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Selection". Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. ^ Kay, Jeremy (5 October 2016). "Nikkatsu, XYZ Films partner on 'Re:Born'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. ^ Noh, Jean (22 June 2016). "BIFAN genre fest appoints chair, reveals line-up". Screen Daily. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (7 September 2016). "Fantastic Fest Makes 'Colossal' Its Closing-Night Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  5. ^ Schilling, Mark (9 August 2017). "'Re:Born': 'Tak' Sakaguchi is back for some major action". The Japan Times. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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Re:Born at IMDb