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Ley Lines
1999 6.4 (52 votes) 1h 45m
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Genres
Drama Thriller Crime
Production Companies
Daiei Film
Excellent Films

Ley Lines (日本黒社会 LEY LINES)

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.

Key Crew

Director: Takashi Miike

Producer: Toshiki Kimura

Director of Photography: Naosuke Imaizumi

Screenplay: Toshiki Kimura

Top Cast

Kazuki Kitamura
Kazuki Kitamura

Ryuichi

Dan Li

Anita

Michisuke Kashiwaya

Shunrei

Tomorowo Taguchi
Tomorowo Taguchi

Chan

Naoto Takenaka
Naoto Takenaka

Wong

Show Aikawa
Show Aikawa

Ikeda

Samy Pop

Barbie

Yukie Itou

Videos

Ley Lines

Ley Lines Original Trailer (Takashi Miike, 1999)

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