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The Guys from Paradise (天国から来た男たち)
Overview
Set in the Philippines, Takashi Miike’s “The Guys from Paradise” weaves together the stories of several real-life criminal cases. Young up-and-coming salary man Kohei Hayakawa is sent to Paradise prison on false drug charges, and assumes his lawyers will clear up this misunderstanding fairly quickly. However, he soon comes to the realization that his innocence means less than how much bribe money he’s able to come up with for his release. It becomes apparent that Kohei is going to have to get to know his fellow inmates a little better, as he’s obviously in this situation for the long haul; but meeting a female inmate from a nearby jail certainly makes his transition to the criminal life a little easier to take.
Key Crew
Director: Takashi Miike
Screenplay: Itaru Era, Izo Hashimoto
Producer: Yue Hayashi, Mitsuyoshi Hikawa, Renzo Cruz, Yoshie Hayashi, Sôgaku Koga, Ken’ichirô Shimabukro, Michio Uematsu, Shigeyuki Yasamura
Director of Photography: Hideo Yamamoto
Top Cast
Koji Kikkawa
Kôhei Hayasaka
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Katsuaki Yoshida
Ken'ichi Endô
Toshiyuki Umino
Kaei Okina
Jun Sakamoto
Kenji Mizuhashi
Filipintaro
Kazuhiko Kanayama
Koji Sugimori
Nene Otsuka
Namie Mishima
Mai Oikawa
Miyuki Hayasaka
Videos
The Guys from Paradise - Trailer
