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Last Life InThe Universe (Hong Kong Version)

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Am I the Last Life In The Universe? The answer seems no to Kenji (Asano Tadanobu). He at least has Noi (Sinitta Boonyasak) with him - just for a while. Death connects as well as disconnects the characters - it is a motif that keeps haunting the movie from start to finish. Kenji, a Japanese Liberian living in Bangkok, is addicted to suicidal attempts. A series of killing brings him to a mysterious Thai prostitute named Noi. She is almost his antithesis in terms of character and personality, but the only intersection of their lives - the deep sorrow and solitude they are in - is enough to tie their fates together to spin an extraordinary tale... Even without a common language to communicate, they are destined to share some incredible but melancholic experiences in their lives.

Thai filmmaker Pen-ek Ratanaruang is emerging as a world class director recently. This time he has Christopher Doyle (2046, In the Mood for Love) as his cinematographer and Japanese superstar Asano Tadanobu (Ichi the Killer, Zatoichi) to feature in his Last Life In The Universe. This film has been sweeping awards ceremonies and selected for numerous film festivals. Apart from the twelve awards obtained locally in Thailand, the film was also an official Oscar Submission (Foreign Language Film) in 2004 and Asano Tadanobu was awarded Best Actor in the Upstream Category in the 2003 Venice Film Festival.

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Product Title: Last Life InThe Universe (Hong Kong Version) 宇宙只有我和你 (香港版) 宇宙只有我和你 (香港版) 地球で最後のふたり （Last Life InThe Universe）（香港版） Last Life InThe Universe (Hong Kong Version)
Artist Name(s): Asano Tadanobu | Sinitta Boonyasak | Laila Boonyasak | Pen-ek Ratanaruang 淺野忠信 | 仙妮達邦雅淑 | 賴烈亞邦雅淑 | 彭力雲坦拿域安 浅野忠信 | 仙妮达邦雅淑 | 赖烈亚邦雅淑 | 彭力云坦拿域安 浅野忠信 | Sinitta Boonyasak | ライラ・ブンヤサック | Pen-ek Ratanaruang Asano Tadanobu | Sinitta Boonyasak | Laila Boonyasak | Pen-ek Ratanaruang
Release Date: 2005-03-11
Language: English, Japanese, Thai
Subtitles: English, Traditional Chinese
Country of Origin: Japan
Disc Format(s): VCD
Rating: IIB
Duration: 108 (mins)
Publisher: Asia Video (HK)
Other Information: 2VCDs
Package Weight: 120 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1003973629

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** 泰╱英╱日原聲
　　Original: Thai/ English/ Japanese

導演：彭力雲坦拿域安
Director: Pen-ek Ratanaruang

代表泰國入選為2004年奧斯卡金像獎競賽作品 
．榮 獲
威尼斯電影節 (Upstream部份) 最佳男演員大獎
泰國影評人協會12項大獎
(包括最佳影片、最佳導演、最佳男主角、最後女主角、最佳編劇、最佳攝影 等)
世界電影節評審團大獎
曼谷國際電影節FIPRESCI獎
墨西哥電影節特別攝影大獎
．全球超過30個電影節參展或競賽
多倫多電影節、溫哥華電影節、倫敦電影節、韓國斧山電影節、台北金馬獎 等
香港國際電影節參賽作品、香港藝術中心特別點睛推荐

　　住在泰國的日藉圖書館管理員健二（淺野忠信飾）流連於曼谷，多次自殺不遂，卻錯手殺掉了一名日本黑幫──這位黑幫恰巧要收買他哥哥的性命，殺得錯有錯著。
諾（仙妮達邦雅淑飾）是一名奇異而神秘的泰藉妓女，住在芭堤雅一所破屋內，與妹妹妮（賴烈亞邦雅淑飾）相依為命。兩姊妹在偶爾機緣下跟健二相遇，可惜妮不幸地離去，諾和健二頓成孤家寡人，只好和對方相依為命。

　　諾為人直腸直肚，而健二則沉靜有禮、又整潔得要命；諾要到日本大阪追尋金錢慾望時，健二卻為了一個秘密急需逃離大阪，毅然跑到泰國曼谷去。兩位言語不通、被哀傷埋沒的男女，命運交纏起來，譜出一段悲喜交雜愛情故事……

　　Hiding from an unknown past, the Mishima-identified and moppishly-coiffed Kenji (starring Asano Tadanobu) seems determined on a premature rendezvous with oblivion; when first we meet him, he's already swinging by the neck from a makeshift noose. (Or is he?) If only Nid (starring Lalia Boonyasak), the beautiful Thai woman Kenji spies between the shelves one day, hadn't managed to die first. And if only Nid's acid-tongued sister, Noi (starring Sinitta Boonyasak) -- who inadvertently begins seducing the suicidal loner back into the chaos of life - weren't leaving for Osaka on the Monday morning plane....



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Kevin Kennedy
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April 30, 2007

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More than artful moping Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8 out of 10
After the first few scenes of this movie, I thought it was going to be one of those artfully mopey movies about directionless young people feeling sorry for themselves. I'm glad that I stayed with it because it becomes much more. In simplest terms, it is about the intersection of two lonely, wounded lives. However, this description doesn't begin to capture the film's ineffable charm. Beautifully lensed by Christopher Doyle, "Last Life" is glacially paced and uneven in its story-telling, but eventually -- against all odds -- it makes the viewer care about its oddball, disconnected characters. Highly recommended for a mature audience.
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May 27, 2006

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Work Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9 out of 10
One of the art films that work on its way. Great cinematography by Doyle. Probably, you would have to watch more than once to understand (or pretending to be understood). It is slow but if you like this kind of film you will overcome it.
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October 15, 2005

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A sublime work of art. Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
Every once in a while you stumble upon one of those movies which renews your faith in the power of film. This is one of those movies. Marvelous direction. Stunning photography. Great acting. A powerful script. A cameo by Japanese director Takashi Miike. What more could you ask for?
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March 12, 2005

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BRILLIANT Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
"Last Life in the Universe" is such an incredible movie. My friend from Universal recommended it to me and I absolutely loved it. It's such an incredible character study, letting you to just watch two desperately lonely people start to come together...the imagery and backgrounds are all so eerily beautiful and the acting's so nuanced and subtle...I especially liked the actress who played Nid. Anyway, I really liked this movie. It's sort of like a different spin on "Lost in Translation", with the characters brought together by loss instead of culture. Like I said...it's an incredible movie. :)
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