Ley Lines (1999)

Ley Lines (1999) is a Drama, Thriller, Crime film directed by Takashi Miike, rated 6.4/10 by 55 viewers.

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.

Where to stream (US): Philo, ARROW.

Directed by Takashi Miike. Starring Kazuki Kitamura, Dan Li, Michisuke Kashiwaya, Tomorowo Taguchi, Naoto Takenaka.