Last Life in the Universe Movie Review 2003

Kenji (Tadanobu) is a suicidal ex-yakuza living in exile in Bangkok where he works as a librarian at the Japan Cultural Center. He meets Noi (Boonyasak), an equally suicidal hooker and is soon living with her at her family's derelict beach house. The opposites (he has OCD, she lives in filth) attract and various magical realism sequences take place until the past comes to haunt them both. English, Thai, and Japanese with subtitles.

Distribution

Not Yet Released

Running time 112 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Drama, Suicide

Cast

Tadanobu Asano, Sinitta Boonyasak, Laila Boonyasak, Yutaka Matsushige, Takeuchi Riki, Takashi Miike, Yohji Tanaka, Sakichi Sato, Thiti Phum-Orn

Cinematography

Christopher Doyle

Director

Pen-ek Ratanaruang

Music

Hualampong Riddim

Other

Amornbhong Methakunavudh, Patamanadda Yukol, Sombatsara Teerasaroch, Saksiri Chuntarangari