Ley Lines

Ley Lines (1999)

Directed by 三池崇史

1h 45m

Drama

| Thriller

| Crime

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

Crew

Takashi Miike

Takashi Miike

Director

Yasushi Shimamura

Yasushi Shimamura

Editor

Toshiki Kimura

Toshiki Kimura

Producer

Koji Endo

Koji Endo

Original Music Composer

Naosuke Imaizumi

Naosuke Imaizumi

Director of Photography

Akira Ishige

Akira Ishige

Production Design

Toshiki Kimura

Toshiki Kimura

Screenplay

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