Ley Lines(1999)

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.

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime

Director: Takashi Miike

Actors: Kazuki Kitamura, Tomorô Taguchi, Dan Li, Naoto Takenaka, Michisuke Kashiwaya, Samuel Pop Aning, Shô Aikawa, Far-Long Oh, Takeshi Caesar, Yukie Itou

Release date: 1999-05-22

Country of origin: Japan

Length: 1h 45m

Ratings:

• 6.9/10