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Ley Lines

Ley Lines

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Drama   Thriller   Crime
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Mandarin , Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1999-05-22
⌚ Running Time: 105 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.4

Beloved Cast

Kazuki Kitamura original image
Ryuichi
Kazuki Kitamura
Dan Li original image
Anita
Dan Li
Michisuke Kashiwaya original image
Shunrei
Michisuke Kashiwaya
Tomorowo Taguchi original image
Chan
Tomorowo Taguchi
Naoto Takenaka original image
Wong
Naoto Takenaka
Show Aikawa original image
Ikeda
Show Aikawa
Samy Pop original image
Barbie
Samy Pop
Yukie Itou original image
Yukie Itou
Kaei Okina original image
Pimp
Kaei Okina
Takeshi Caesar original image
Takeshi Caesar
Ito Yozaburo original image
SM Man
Ito Yozaburo
Ryushi Mizukami original image
Fake Passport Shop
Ryushi Mizukami
Ren Osugi original image
Vietnamese Motorbike Smuggler
Ren Osugi
Manzō Shinra original image
Manzō Shinra
Shun Sugata original image
Detective
Shun Sugata
Atsushi Okuno original image
Yokota
Atsushi Okuno
Far-Long Oh original image
Far-Long Oh
Kôji Tsukamoto original image
Passport Centre Officer
Kôji Tsukamoto
Tetsu Watanabe original image
Kondo
Tetsu Watanabe
Sam Arnold original image
Officer (uncredited)
Sam Arnold

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