Ley Lines

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

Kazuki Kitamura

Ryuichi

Dan Li

Anita

Michisuke Kashiwaya

Shunrei

Tomorowo Taguchi

Chan

Naoto Takenaka

Wong

Show Aikawa

Ikeda

Samy Pop

Barbie

Yukie Itou

Kaei Okina

Pimp

Takeshi Caesar

Crew

Takashi Miike

Director

Toshiki Kimura

Producer

Yasushi Shimamura

Editor

Naosuke Imaizumi

Director of Photography

Koji Endo

Original Music Composer

Akira Ishige

Production Design

Toshiki Kimura

Screenplay

Clips & Videos

Ley Lines

Ley Lines Original Trailer (Takashi Miike, 1999)