LAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE

Details

• Release Year: 2003
• Genre: Drama, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: LAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE marks the emergence of Pen-ek Ratanaruang as a world class filmmaker and brings him together with Japanese superstar Asano Tadanobu (ZATOICHI, BRIGHT FUTURE) and legendary cinematographer Christopher Doyle (2046, IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE, RABBIT PROOF FENCE). Together they spin the tale of Kenji, a mysterious librarian who has hidden himself away from society and seems bent on suicide. That is, until he meets Noi, a beautiful young woman who begins to seduce him back to life. If only she wasn't leaving Thailand for Osaka at the end of the weekend. LAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE is a poetic tale about the strange way fate has of bringing people together just as their worlds seem on the verge of falling apart.
• Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Sinitta Boonyasak, Laila Boonyasak, Yutaka Matsushige, Riki Takeuchi, Takashi Miike, Yôji Tanaka, Sakichi Satô, Thiti Rhumorn, Junko Nakazawa, Akiko Anraku, Nortioshi Urano, Phimchanok Nala Dube, Ampon Rattanawong, Jakrarin Sanitti, Songsith Visunee, Prayoon Tiancharoenwong, Jakrapan Ruttajak, Tittiwat Kuldilok, Sungwon Jermpan, Yuki Tsudoi, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Prabda Yoon
• Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
• Runtime: 1:44
• Company: Five Star Production, Cinemasia
• Media Format: Movie