Ley Lines

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..

19991h 45m6.3Movie

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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.

Cast

Kazuki Kitamura
Kazuki Kitamura
Ryuichi
Dan Li
Dan Li
Anita
Michisuke Kashiwaya
Michisuke Kashiwaya
Shunrei
Tomorowo Taguchi
Tomorowo Taguchi
Chan
Naoto Takenaka
Naoto Takenaka
Wong
Show Aikawa
Show Aikawa
Ikeda
Samy Pop
Samy Pop
Barbie
Yukie Itou
Yukie Itou
Kaei Okina
Kaei Okina
Pimp
Takeshi Caesar
Takeshi Caesar
Ito Yozaburo
Ito Yozaburo
SM Man
Ryushi Mizukami
Ryushi Mizukami
Fake Passport Shop

Trailer

Ley Lines Original Trailer (Takashi Miike, 1999)

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