Still from Ley Lines

Movie

Ley Lines

1999Drama1h 45mJapanese6.4 global

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.

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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.

6.4Global · TMDB

Nine-factor breakdown

SHOWING: GLOBAL
Story
6.0
Acting
6.3
Visuals
6.7
Emotion
6.6
Comedy
6.6
Pacing
6.5
Sound
6.4
Directing
5.7
Rewatch
6.4