| | | What Would You do if You Only Have 12 Hours to Live?
Features: DVD, Letterbox, English, Subtitled
Takeshi Kaneshiro (House of Flying Daggers) and Oscar Winner Mira Sorvino (The Replacement Killers) star in this haunting meditation on life and death set in New York City that was a hit at the Sundance Film Festival. Kenji (Kaneshiro) gets an unannounced visit from the Grim Reaper in the form of a beautiful woman (Sorvino) and learns that he only has 12 hours left to live. Featuring a stellar cast including Jeffrey Wright (Syriana, Basquiat and Winner of 2004 Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie), Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos, Winner of 2004 Emmy for Best Supporting Actor In A Drama Series) and Aida Turturro (The Sopranos).
"...a quirky metaphysical drama...Chin raises a number of interesting ideas..." Anthony Leong, MediaCircus.net
"...earnestly charming black comedy..." Joshua Katzman, Chicago Reader
"...Kaneshiro has an enormous degree of likability and warmth in the lead..." Richard Scheib, The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Editor's Note
Takeshi Kaneshiro is (CHUNGKING EXPRESS) is Kenji, an aimless Japanese man living in New York who has a chance meeting with Death (Mira Sorvino), who tells him that he has twelve hours to live. His quest to make the most of his remaining time leads him through a series of unusual locales in Lower Manhattan where he meets a collection of oddball characters.
| Features | Audio: English, Korean, Japanese, Cantonese | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, Chinese | | Trailers |
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Release Information
| | Studio: TAI SENG ENTERTAINMENT |
| Release Date: 12/12/2006 |
| Running Time: 98 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1998 | | Catalog ID: 67901 | | UPC: 00507116679019 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | Film Threat 6 of 10
For anyone who dreams of winning an Academy Award, consider the fate of poor Mira Sorvino. Five years after snagging Hollywood's most coveted prize and gaining the world's attention for her wonderful performance in "Mighty Aphrodite," Mira Sorvino can now be seen on-screen in the obscure, dreadful "Too Tired to Die"...A few well-known actors including Ben Gazzara, Jeffrey Wright and Aida Turturro turn up in hokey hipster roles which serve no purpose except to fatten their respective bank accounts for quickie work. Asian film star Takeshi Kaneshiro ("Chungking Express") is the nominal star, offering none of the charisma evident in his Asian-based flicks..."Too Tired to Die" is a mess, pure and simple. At a time when scores of great films are languishing without a distributor, it is outrageous for this junk to find its way into the theaters. - Phil Hall
Variety 9 of 10
A quirky little cross-cultural item, "Too Tired to Die" is a cinephile's wet dream, a pop artifact that trades in equal measures of contempo Asian rootlessness, European art-film doodlings and downtown New York hipsterism. A colorful cast and a stream of eclectic references and influences will keep buffs amused, making this a tasty offering for fests and highly specialized urban bookings, but far too inside and ephemeral for wider play...Pointedly polyglot cast meshes together surprisingly well, with each actor retaining his or her own individuality in the melting-pot context. Tech contributions are outstanding for such a low-budget affair, with lenser Jim Denault making his stars look exceptionally glamorous and bringing the downtown locations to vibrant, colorful life. - Todd McCarthy
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