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Ley Lines
Ley Lines

Ley Lines

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

22 May 1999

Country

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

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Vietnamese Motorbike Smuggler

Manzo Shinra

Manzo Shinra

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Detective

Atsushi Okuno

Atsushi Okuno

Yokota

Far-Long Oh

Far-Long Oh

Kôji Tsukamoto

Kôji Tsukamoto

Passport Centre Officer

Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

Kondo

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