Nihon kuroshakai (1999)

Director:

Takashi Miike

Writer:

Ichiro Ryu (writer)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Kicking | Woman On Top | Shot In The Chest | Brother Brother Relationship | Run

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Shô Aikawa
Samuel Pop Aning
Yukie Itou
Michisuke Kashiwaya
Kazuki Kitamura
Dan Li	...	Anita / Chinese prostitute
Ryûshi Mizukami
Ren Ôsugi
Tomorowo Taguchi
Naoto Takenaka
Kôji Tsukamoto
Hua Rong Weng

Directed by
Takashi Miike

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ichiro Ryu		writer

Produced by
Tsutomu Tsuchikawa	....	producer

Original Music by
Kôji Endô

Cinematography by
Naosuke Imaizumi

Film Editing by
Yasushi Shimamura		(as Taiji Shimamura)

Production Design by
Akira Ishige

Sound Department
Yukiya Sato	....	sound (as Yukiya Satô)

Production Companies

• Daiei Motion Picture Company

Distributors

• Daiei Motion Picture Company
• Palisades Tartan (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Tartan Video (UK)
• Tokuma Japan Communications Co. Ltd. (Japan) (DVD)
• Toshiba Digital Frontiers (TDF) (Japan) (DVD producer)

Also Known As:

Japan Underworld (International: English title) (literal title)
Ley Lines

Runtime:

France:105 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

UK:18

Company:

Daiei Motion Picture Company

Movie Connections:

Follows Shinjuku kuroshakai: Chaina mafia sensô (1995)

Another Miike bullseye

Ley Lines is the third installment in the Triad Society trilogy, and like the others this is a (almost) serious film. It revolves around a group of outsiders (sound familiar?) trying to survive in the rough Osaka neighborhood. The movie has a very nostalgic atmosphere and since it revolves around the yakuza world, there are a couple of "Miike-highlights" in this one, however without compromising the atmosphere or tone of the film. So like Shinjuku Triad Society this one is sort of a mix between the serious and insane, and a great movie to boot.

8/10