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.
Release Date | May 22, 1999 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | 日本黒社会 LEY LINES | |
Runtime | 1h 45min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | Mandarin, Japanese | |
Original Language | Japanese | |
Production Countries | Japan | |
Production Companies | Daiei FilmExcellent Films |