Ley Lines

Takashi Miike
1999-05-22


6.4
105 min

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

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