Re:Born (film)

Re:Born is a 2016 Japanese action film directed by Yûji Shimomura and starring Tak Sakaguchi (as TAK∴).[2] It is about Toshiro, a legendary covert soldier with a mysterious past, who decides to use his supernatural powers to defend what he cares about.

Re:Born
Directed byYuji Shimomura
Screenplay by
Produced by
  • Shinichi Fujita
  • Midori Inoue[1]
Starring
Tak Sakaguchi[1]
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

Overview

Toshiro, a former mercenary, confronts a war that moves behind the scenes of everyday life and his remaining mission. While living with a girl named Sachi, Toshiro commits himself to a fierce battle with a number of thugs aiming for himself. These mercenaries are led by Phantom, the boss of the unit he once belonged to, and his former partner warrior Abyss Walker.[3]

As a feature of this film, the martial art system of Zero Range Combat was used to design the hand-to-hand combat scenes. TAK∴, who is a practitioner of the system, was also the tactical supervisor of the fight design. After training under the martial art's founder Yoshitaka Inagawa for about a year, he learned the unique movement of "wave" and techniques.

The production theme of this work is TAK∴'s return to acting, but at the same time, the director's thought that people with techniques and roles that are not originally exposed can be expressed in the film.

Cast
  • Tak Sakaguchi as Toshiro Kuroda (as TAK∴)
  • 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 Ōtsuka as Phantom
  • Issei Ishida as Lock
  • Saori Izawa as Office Lady Killer
  • Masaya Kato as Defence Force Commander

Release

Re:Born had its world premiere at the 2016 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.[4] The film had its North American premiere at Fantastic Fest in 2016.[5] It was released in Japan on August 12, 2017 (Heisei 29).

Reception

Mark Schilling (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.[6]

References
  1. "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. Eoin (15 April 2018). "Re: Born (2017) Review". The Action Elite. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  4. Noh, Jean (22 June 2016). "BIFAN genre fest appoints chair, reveals line-up". Screen Daily. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  5. N'Duka, Amanda (7 September 2016). "Fantastic Fest Makes 'Colossal' Its Closing-Night Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  6. Schilling, Mark (9 August 2017). "'Re:Born': 'Tak' Sakaguchi is back for some major action". The Japan Times. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

Re:Born at IMDb


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