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Ley Lines
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Ley Lines

May 22, 1999
1h 45m
★ 6.4

Overview

The story follows a trio of Japanese youths of Chinese descent who escape their semi-rural upbringing and relocate to Shinjuku, Tokyo, where they befriend a troubled Shanghai prostitute and fall foul of a local crime syndicate. Like many of Miike's works, the film examines the underbelly of respectable Japanese society and the problems of assimilation faced by non-ethnically Japanese people in Japan.

Genres

Drama
Thriller
Crime

Production Companies

Daiei Film
Excellent Films

Cast

Kazuki Kitamura

Ryuichi

Kazuki Kitamura

Dan Li

Anita

Dan Li

Michisuke Kashiwaya

Shunrei

Michisuke Kashiwaya

Tomorowo Taguchi

Chan

Tomorowo Taguchi

Naoto Takenaka

Wong

Naoto Takenaka

Show Aikawa

Ikeda

Show Aikawa

Samy Pop

Barbie

Samy Pop

Yukie Itou

Yukie Itou

Kaei Okina

Pimp

Kaei Okina

Takeshi Caesar

Takeshi Caesar

Ito Yozaburo

SM Man

Ito Yozaburo

Ryushi Mizukami

Fake Passport Shop

Ryushi Mizukami

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