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  • Last Life in the Universe
  • Opened August 8, 2003 | Runtime:1 hr. 48 min.
  • R
    Violence, Drug Use, Sexual Content and Language
  • Lonely librarian Kenji (Tadanobu Asano) flees Japan to avoid Yakuza who have mistakenly targeted him. He ends up in Bangkok, where isolation and anxiety have pushed him to the brink of suicide. Unexpectedly, he meets free-spirited bar hostess Noi Read More
  • Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Sinitta Boonyasak, Laila Boonyasak, Yutaka Matsushige, Riki Takeuchi
  • Director: Pen-ek Ratanaruang
  • Genres: Psychological Drama, Drama

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  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle |

    A hell of a movie.

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    The stars and Doyle's expressive cinematography add up to a disarmingly...

  • 80
    L.A. Weekly | Ella Taylor

    A brilliantly atmospheric, sweetly nutty film.

  • 80
    Variety | David Rooney

    It recovers from an opening that's a little oblique to grow progressively more...

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