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Ley Lines

Where:

Tokyo Prefecture

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.

Released in 1999 — 105 minutes

Genres:

Action Thriller Crime

Languages:

Japanese Mandarin