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Director:
Takashi Miike
Writers:
Masa Nakamura (screenplay)
Makoto Shiina (novel)
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Release Date:
10 June 1998 (Japan) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy more
Plot:
A salaryman and yakuza are each sent by their bosses to a remote Chinese village but discover more then they expected. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins more
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Miike's best, hands down (no pun) more (23 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Masahiro Motoki ... Wada
Renji Ishibashi ... Ujiie

Mako ... Shen
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michiko Kase
Yuichi Minato (as Yuuichi Minato)
Tomohiko Okuda
Manzô Shinra
Li Li Wang ... Yan, Si-chang
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Directed by
Takashi Miike 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Masa Nakamura  screenplay
Makoto Shiina  novel

Produced by
Yasuhiko Furusato .... producer
Toshiaki Nakazawa .... producer
Seiha Ohji .... producer
 
Original Music by
Kôji Endô 
 
Cinematography by
Hideo Yamamoto 
 
Film Editing by
Yasushi Shimamura  (as Taiji Shimamura)
 
Production Design by
Keiko Mitsumatsu 
 
Set Decoration by
Tatsuo Ozeki 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bunmei Katô .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Kenji Shibazaki .... sound
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Bird People in China (International: English title)
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Runtime:
118 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Certification:
Taiwan:GP | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M
Filming Locations:
Yunnan Province, China
Company:
Excellent Film more

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18 out of 27 people found the following review useful.
Miike's best, hands down (no pun), 7 December 2005
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Author: joro boro from United States

If you are going to see one Miike movie (just to see what the hell all the fuss is about), make it this one.

"Heart of Darkness" (aka 'Apocalypse Now') fades as a Euro-centric teen angst tale in comparison to this delicate gem, which has it all: mystery, search, innocence, innocence lost, passion, crime, sacrifice, sacrilege, comedy, drama, tragedy, and best of all - everything is carried by myths and dreams.

In the words of Miike himself (from an interview in the 'extras' section of the DVD): "...cinema not just for entertainment" However, if you feel like venturing further into Miike territory, be cautioned, it's a treacherous zone and takes some stunt-level adaptation.

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