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6.3 1h 45m

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.

Top 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

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.

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