Poster for the movie Ley Lines

Ley Lines

1999 • 105 minutes
DramaThrillerCrime

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.

Picture of Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuki Kitamura

Ryuichi

Picture of Dan Li

Dan Li

Anita

Picture of Michisuke Kashiwaya

Michisuke Kashiwaya

Shunrei

Picture of Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Chan

Picture of Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Wong

Picture of Show Aikawa

Show Aikawa

Ikeda

Picture of Samy Pop

Samy Pop

Barbie

Picture of Yukie Itou

Yukie Itou

Picture of Kaei Okina

Kaei Okina

Pimp

Picture of Takeshi Caesar

Takeshi Caesar

Picture of Ito Yozaburo

Ito Yozaburo

SM Man

Picture of Ryushi Mizukami

Ryushi Mizukami

Fake Passport Shop

Picture of Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Vietnamese Motorbike Smuggler

Picture of Manzo Shinra

Manzo Shinra

Picture of Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Detective

Picture of Atsushi Okuno

Atsushi Okuno

Yokota

Picture of Far-Long Oh

Far-Long Oh

Picture of Kôji Tsukamoto

Kôji Tsukamoto

Passport Centre Officer

Picture of Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

Kondo