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: May 22, 1999
Runtime: 105 minutes
Stars: Kazuki Kitamura, Dan Li, Michisuke Kashiwaya, Tomorowo Taguchi, Naoto Takenaka, Show Aikawa
Crew: Takashi Miike (Director), Yasushi Shimamura (Editor), Toshiki Kimura (Producer), Koji Endo (Original Music Composer), Naosuke Imaizumi (Director of Photography), Akira Ishige (Production Design)