Editing Returner (section)

==Reception==
=== Box office ===
''Returner'' was a box office hit,<ref name="AsianMoviePulse">{{Cite web |last=Barry |first=Sean |date=October 16, 2023 |title=Film Review: ''Returner'' (2002) by Takashi Yamazaki |url=https://asianmoviepulse.com/2023/10/film-review-returner-2002-by-takashi-yamazaki/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017012404/https://asianmoviepulse.com/2023/10/film-review-returner-2002-by-takashi-yamazaki/ |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=Asian Movie Pulse |language=en-US}}</ref> becoming the [[List of Japanese films of 2002#Highest-grossing films|fourteenth highest-grossing Japanese film of 2002]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002年（平成14年）興収10億円以上番組 |url=http://www.eiren.org/toukei/img/eiren_kosyu/data_2002.pdf |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=Eiren |publisher=Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ)}}</ref> It premiered at number one in the Japanese box office on its release, beating ''[[The Cat Returns]]'', ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'' and ''[[Resident Evil (film)|Resident Evil]]''.<ref name="bom">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/japan/?yr=2002&wk=35&p=new |title=Japan Box Office |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher=[[IMDb]] |access-date=March 28, 2017}}</ref> Overall, the film grossed {{JPY|1.29 billion}} ({{USD|11 million|long=no}}) in Japan,<ref name="TK"/> {{USD|73,060|long=no}} in the United States,<ref name="bom-japan" /> and {{USD|340,920|long=no}} in Hong Kong,<ref name="bom-japan">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=returner.htm |title=Returner (2003) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher=[[IMDb]] |access-date=March 28, 2017}}</ref> making its global box office total approximately {{US$|{{#expr:11000000+73060+340920}}|long=no}}.

===Critical response===
''Returner'' received generally negative reviews.<ref name="AsianMoviePulse" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://collider.com/best-movies-turn-your-brain-off-reddit/ |title=The 10 Best "Turn Off Your Brain" Movies, According to Reddit |last=Haasbroek |first=Luc |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=September 15, 2023 |access-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917153432/https://collider.com/best-movies-turn-your-brain-off-reddit/ |archive-date=September 17, 2023 |url-status=live |language=en}}</ref> {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|38|4.50|34|ref=yes|access-date=November 30, 2012}} {{Metacritic film prose|36|17|ref=yes|access-date=January 25, 2024}}

[[Derek Elley]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote in his review that "Kaneshiro is all long flowing locks and smoldering disdain, the visual F/X are only so-so, and pacing {{sic}} is almost brisk enough to hide the plot holes."<ref name="Variety"/> Don Willmott of Filmcritic.com gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, calling it "a watchable, if somewhat absurd, sci-fi stir fry."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/reviews/Returner |title=Returner |website=[[Christopher Null|Filmcritic.com]] |access-date=November 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112084628/http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/reviews/Returner |archive-date=November 12, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Elvis Mitchell]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' said that "A smorgasbord that seems to have been picked out of a Dumpster. It clumsily combines a fish-out-of-water story with bits lifted from sources including the ''[[Terminator (franchise)|Terminator]]'' movies, ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[Starman (film)|Starman]]'', ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind|Close Encounters]]'', a couple of [[Pink Floyd]] albums and [[H. G. Wells]]."<ref name="Metacritic2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/returner/critic-reviews/ |title=''Returner'' critic reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Fandom (website)#Fandom, Inc.|Fandom, Inc.]] |access-date=January 27, 2024}}</ref>

On the positive side, Jo Berry of ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, saying, "So much of this film is 'borrowed' it's like watching a chirpy tribute band. Good fun."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/ReviewComplete.asp?FID=12970 |title=Returner Movie Review |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |date=December 5, 2006 |access-date=November 30, 2012}}</ref> Peter Hartlaub of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' offered qualified praise, but also noted that "only subtitles and a few borrowed ideas from the Japan-born video game ''[[Metal Gear Solid (1998 video game)|Metal Gear Solid]]'' prevent the movie from looking like an [[American Film Institute]] clip show". Since the film features a lack of originality, as Hartlaub pointed out, it "must rely on the strength of its actors, and they're excellent across the board".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/10/17/DD298249.DTL#return |title=Film Clips / Also opening today |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=October 17, 2003 |access-date=November 30, 2012}}</ref> [[Manohla Dargis]] said in her review for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'': "Like all good B-movies, ''Returner'' comes loaded with enough eccentric touches to give the recycling a whiff of freshness and, as is often the case with many above-par follies, it's the cast that takes the whole thing to another level."<ref name="Metacritic2" /> Jae-ha Kim gave it a 3/4 rating, calling it "stylish" but even so noted that "we see elements of films we've seen before".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.jaehakim.com/2003/10/returner-delivers-compelling-sci-fi-action/ |title=''Returner'' delivers compelling sci-fi action |date=October 17, 2003 |last=Kim |first=Jae-ha |publisher=Jae-ha Kim |access-date=January 27, 2024}}</ref>

=== Accolades ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" |Award
! scope="col" |Date of ceremony
! scope="col" |Category
! scope="col" |Recipient(s)
! scope="col" |Result
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[Japan Academy Film Prize]]
| rowspan="5" | [[26th Japan Academy Film Prize|March 7, 2003]]
| Popularity Award
| [[Anne Suzuki]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="5" | <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=26 |title=26th Japan Academy Film Prize |publisher=[[Japan Academy Film Prize|Japan Academy Film Prize Association]] |date=March 7, 2003 |access-date=November 4, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role|Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role]]
| Gorō Kishitani
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role|Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role]]
| [[Kirin Kiki]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing
| Takuya Taguchi
| {{nom}}
|-
| Newcomer of the Year
| Anne Suzuki
| {{nom}}
|}