Ley Lines

1999 · directed by Takashi Miike

Rating
67/100
Hit
no

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.

Ley Lines (1999), directed by Takashi Miike, rates 67/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Kazuki Kitamura
  • Dan Li
  • Michisuke Kashiwaya
  • Tomorowo Taguchi
  • Naoto Takenaka
  • Show Aikawa
  • Samy Pop
  • Yukie Itou
  • Kaei Okina
  • Takeshi Caesar

Crew

  • Naosuke Imaizumi — Director of Photography
  • Yasushi Shimamura — Editor
  • Koji Endo — Original Music Composer
  • Toshiki Kimura — Screenplay

More from Takashi Miike

  1. Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000) — 81/100 · hit
  2. Fudoh: The New Generation (1996) — 81/100 · hit
  3. 13 Assassins (2010) — 80/100 · hit
  4. Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011) — 74/100
  5. Audition (2000) — 73/100
  6. The Bird People in China (1998) — 73/100

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