The Guys from Paradise
6.5
The ever-prolific Takashi Miike directs this wild and woolly prison drama, reportedly based on real-life cases of Japanese imprisoned abroad.
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Cast
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Koji Kikkawa
Kôhei Hayasaka
Known for
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
Kingdom: Return of the Great General
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Katsuaki Yoshida
Known for
Tampopo
Kagemusha
Takashi Miike
Known for
Hostel
Last Life in the Universe
Yôji Hayashi
Sonny Cabalda
Kenichi Endō
Toshiyuki Umino
Known for
Visitor Q
THE DAYS
Izo Hashimoto
Renzo Cruz
Also in
Burlesque Queen Now
Tulak ng Bibig, Kabig ng Dibdib
Kaei Okina
Jun Sakamoto
Known for
Ju-on: The Curse 2
Dead or Alive
Doni Gonzales
Kenji Mizuhashi
Filipintaro
Known for
5 Centimeters per Second
Godzilla Minus One
Masanobu Hamasaki
Takashi Miike Director · Izo Hashimoto Screenplay Itaru Era Screenplay
First release October 30, 2000 · Produced in Japan, Philippines · Production Asahi National Broadcasting Company, Excellent Film
Production
KSS
Production · Distribution
Asahi National Broadcasting Company
Production
Excellent Film
Production
Japan · Philippines
Produced in
Languages
Original title
天国から来た男たち
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 30, 2000
Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Japan · June 16, 2001
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Sweden
September 9, 2001 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
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