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Synopsis

A story of two very different people coming together in the wake of personal tragedies, Last Life in the Universe stars Tadanobu Asano as Kenji, a quiet, bespectacled Japanese librarian living in Bangkok. Obsessed with suicide, he meticulously stages ways to kill himself, only to be interrupted every time. One night, his more raucous brother shows up for an unexpected visit, accompanied by a yakuza gangster. A gunfight breaks out, leaving both visitors dead. Kenji ventures out into the night and happens upon Noi (Sinitta Boonyasak), a feisty bargirl whose sister has just died in an accident following a fight over their shared boyfriend. Kenji accompanies Noi to her sprawling, dilapidated house in the country, where a relationship develops despite their language barrier and clashing personalities, until another twist of fate threatens to tear them apart.

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Director

Pen-ek-ratanaruang

Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

Pen-Ek studied from 1977 to 1985 in New York at the Pratt Institute and worked as freelance illustrator and designer with Designframe Incorporate. In Thailand he worked for five years as art director, before making his début with Fun Bar Karaoke, that was screened at many festivals after its première in Berlin. —IMDb 

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Reno Nismara

31Jan10

this is beyond beautiful. the people of planet earth need more films like this.  
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PARALLELLISM

6Dec09

a terrific story depicts love and loneliness.   
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Tyler Aikens

13Oct09

Was expecting a lot from this film, considering it stars Tadanobu Asano and Takashi Miike, so it's my own fault that I was so disappointed. Some nice visuals, but has almost no depth to speak of.  
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Alvaro

13Apr09

A very calm and thoughtful work of art. The mix of strong plot along with performances full of character is so easy to relate to, yet at the same time so dreamlike in it's nature. It will leave you thinking and savoring every little detail.  

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Movie Posters of the Decade: A Follow-Up

By Adrian Curry on December 20, 2009
Last week I posted my selection of the decade's best movie posters: a post which attracted a remarkable amount of attention, not least from the estimable Roger Ebert, who posted his rival choices on
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By Salamo on May 26, 2009

I did not like this film one bit. What could have been a complex and meditative film turns out to be rather trite due to it’s one dimensional screenplay and characters. I despised the film’s protagonist…  read review

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By Christi​ne Szabo on December 2, 2008

Very slow paced, hauntingly beautiful… This is one of those films you can’t watch once and expect to get everything out of it. Each time I watch it, I notice another little trinket Pen-Ek threw in…  read review

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