Ley Lines
6.9
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.
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3 films
Cast
19 people
Kazuki Kitamura
Ryuichi
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Michisuke Kashiwaya
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Tomorowo Taguchi
Chan
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Naoto Takenaka
Wong
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Ikeda
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Takeshi Caesar
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Yozaburo Ito
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Ryushi Mizukami
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Alive
Takashi Miike Director · Toshiki Kimura Screenplay Koji Endo Composer
First release May 22, 1999 · Produced in Japan · Languages Chinese, Japanese
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Excellent Films
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
日本黒社会 LEY LINES
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 22, 1999
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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