Space Travelers (2000 film)

Space Travelers , Supesutoraberaz? is a 2000 Japanese actioncomedycrime film directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro. The film stars TaiwaneseJapanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro, Eri Fukatsu, Masanobu Ando, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Sawa Suzuki, Masahiro Kmoto, Teruo Takeno, Toshio Kakei and Ken Watanabe. The title of the movie is based on an anime that the character Fujimoto is obsessed with. A fulllength straight to video animation film was released in mid2000 named Space Travelers The Animation also produced by Fuji Television Network and Robot films, which was both companies were also involved with the production of the live featured film.

With the time passing, the hostages begin to sympathize with the three robbers and decide to help them. Nishiyama gets an idea that could help them, try to fool the police into thinking that they are more than what they are in reality. They all decide to take on the identity of an member of Fujimoto favorite anime and calling themselves The Space Travelers. Strangely every one has a character that really corresponds to their personality and they will soon begin to develop a real association to their character, forgetting their own personality, as they all begin to be more active in the new improvised band of bank robbers. This matter doesnt help the police at all, confusing them even more as they try to solve the delicate hostage situation.A boyband who plans to fake their group disbandment in order to trick their fans and make a huge sum of money with their farewell tour, only to regroup a few month later and make another huge sum of money with their comeback tour. They hold a press conference to announce their disbandment only to be interrupted and all the reporters leaving their press conference to cover the bank hostage story instead. ........

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