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Ley Lines (1999)

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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Takashi Miike

Director

Ichiro Ryu profile
Ichiro Ryu

Screenplay

Cast

Kazuki Kitamura profile
Kazuki Kitamura

Ryuichi

Dan Li profile
Dan Li

Anita

Michisuke Kashiwaya profile
Michisuke Kashiwaya

Shunrei

Tomorowo Taguchi profile
Tomorowo Taguchi

Chan

Naoto Takenaka profile
Naoto Takenaka

Wong

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Show Aikawa

Ikeda

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Samy Pop

Barbie

Yukie Itou profile
Yukie Itou

Kaei Okina profile
Kaei Okina

Pimp

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Takeshi Caesar

Ito Yozaburo profile
Ito Yozaburo

SM Man

Ryushi Mizukami profile
Ryushi Mizukami

Fake Passport Shop

Kazuki Kitamura profile
Kazuki Kitamura

Ryuichi

Dan Li profile
Dan Li

Anita

Michisuke Kashiwaya profile
Michisuke Kashiwaya

Shunrei

Tomorowo Taguchi profile
Tomorowo Taguchi

Chan

Naoto Takenaka profile
Naoto Takenaka

Wong

Show Aikawa profile
Show Aikawa

Ikeda

Samy Pop profile
Samy Pop

Barbie

Yukie Itou profile
Yukie Itou

Kaei Okina profile
Kaei Okina

Pimp

Takeshi Caesar profile
Takeshi Caesar

Ito Yozaburo profile
Ito Yozaburo

SM Man

Ryushi Mizukami profile
Ryushi Mizukami

Fake Passport Shop

Extra

Release Date

May 22, 1999

Original Language

Mandarin, Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Daiei Film logoExcellent Films logo

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Ley Lines
Ley Lines Original Trailer (Takashi Miike, 1999) thumbnail
Ley Lines Original Trailer (Takashi Miike, 1999)

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