JAPAN · 1998

The Bird People in China

Takashi Miike
Japanese New Wave adventure greed and desire unlikely companionship cultural exploration magical realism
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Wada, a salary man, is enlisted to venture off to China to investigate a potential Jade mine. After his arrival, Wada encounters a violent, yet sentimental, yakuza, who takes the liberty of joining his adventure through China. Led on their long and disastrous journey to the mine by Shen, the three men come across something even more magical and enticing.

Year1998
CountryJapan
DirectorTakashi Miike
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