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Ley Lines
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Ley Lines

1999-05-22 · 105 min · ★ 6.4

Drama · Thriller · Crime · Action

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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Production details

Directors
Takashi Miike
Production companies
Daiei Film, Excellent Films
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kazuki KitamuraKazuki KitamuraRyuichi
Dan LiAnita
Michisuke KashiwayaShunrei
Tomorowo TaguchiTomorowo TaguchiChan
Naoto TakenakaNaoto TakenakaWong
Show AikawaShow AikawaIkeda
Samy PopBarbie
Yukie Itou
Kaei OkinaKaei OkinaPimp
Takeshi CaesarTakeshi Caesar
Yozaburo ItoYozaburo ItoSM Man
Ryushi MizukamiRyushi MizukamiFake Passport Shop
Ren OsugiRen OsugiVietnamese Motorbike Smuggler
Manzo ShinraManzo Shinra
Shun SugataShun SugataDetective
Atsushi OkunoAtsushi OkunoYokota
Far-Long Oh
Kôji TsukamotoPassport Centre Officer
Tetsu WatanabeTetsu WatanabeKondo

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