

Ley Lines
1999-05-22 · 105 min · ★ 6.4
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 KitamuraRyuichi
Tomorowo TaguchiChan
Naoto TakenakaWong
Show AikawaIkeda
Kaei OkinaPimp
Takeshi Caesar
Yozaburo ItoSM Man
Ryushi MizukamiFake Passport Shop
Ren OsugiVietnamese Motorbike Smuggler
Manzo Shinra
Shun SugataDetective
Atsushi OkunoYokota
Tetsu WatanabeKondoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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