Re:Born (film)
2016 Japanese film
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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]
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- Benio Saeki
- Tak Sakaguchi[1]
- Shinichi Fujita
- Midori Inoue[1]
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| Directed by | Yuji Shimomura |
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| Cinematography | Tetsuya Kudô |
| Edited by | Shinichi Fujita Yûji Shimomura |
| Music by | Kenji Kawai |
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Running time | 100 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
Premise
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
- 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
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
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]
