Movie Description

日本黒社会 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.

Cast

Facts

Original Title日本黒社会 LEY LINES

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1999-05-22

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 01h 45m

Homepagehttps://www.kadokawa-pictures.jp/official/nihonkurosyakai/

Production CompaniesDaiei Film,Excellent Films

Genres

  • Drama
  • Thriller
  • Crime