Poster of Ley Lines

Ley Lines

Plot: 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
Release Date: Saturday, May 22 1999
25 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Kazuki KitamuraKazuki Kitamura. Kazuki Kitamura was 29 in Ley Lines as 'Ryuichi'.
Birthday: Thu, Jul 17 1969
Portrait of Dan LiDan Li. Dan Li was 33 in Ley Lines as 'Anita'.
Birthday: Tue, Jun 29 1965
Portrait of Michisuke KashiwayaMichisuke Kashiwaya. Michisuke Kashiwaya was 22 in Ley Lines as 'Shunrei'.
Birthday: Wed, Oct 13 1976
Portrait of Tomorowo TaguchiTomorowo Taguchi. Tomorowo Taguchi was 41 in Ley Lines as 'Chan'.
Birthday: Sat, Nov 30 1957
Portrait of Naoto TakenakaNaoto Takenaka. Naoto Takenaka was 43 in Ley Lines as 'Wong'.
Birthday: Tue, Mar 20 1956
Portrait of Show AikawaShow Aikawa. Show Aikawa was 37 in Ley Lines as 'Ikeda'.
Birthday: Wed, May 24 1961
Portrait of Samy PopSamy Pop. Samy Pop was 29 in Ley Lines as 'Barbie'.
Birthday: Thu, Aug 21 1969
Portrait of Yukie ItouYukie Itou. Yukie Itou was >> in Ley Lines
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kaei OkinaKaei Okina. Kaei Okina was 36 in Ley Lines as 'Pimp'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 06 1962
Portrait of Takeshi CaesarTakeshi Caesar. Takeshi Caesar was 43 in Ley Lines
Birthday: Wed, Aug 17 1955
Portrait of Ito YozaburoIto Yozaburo. Ito Yozaburo was 44 in Ley Lines as 'SM Man'.
Birthday: Thu, Mar 17 1955
Portrait of Ryushi MizukamiRyushi Mizukami. Ryushi Mizukami was 34 in Ley Lines as 'Fake Passport Shop'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 26 1964
Portrait of Ren OsugiRen Osugi. Ren Osugi was 47 in Ley Lines as 'Vietnamese Motorbike Smuggler'.
Birthday: Thu, Sep 27 1951 –
Died: Wed, Feb 21 2018
Portrait of Manzo ShinraManzo Shinra. Manzo Shinra was 40 in Ley Lines
Birthday: Wed, May 20 1959
Portrait of Shun SugataShun Sugata. Shun Sugata was 44 in Ley Lines as 'Detective'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 17 1955
Portrait of Atsushi OkunoAtsushi Okuno. Atsushi Okuno was 35 in Ley Lines as 'Yokota'.
Birthday: Tue, Jun 25 1963
Portrait of Far-Long OhFar-Long Oh. Far-Long Oh was >> in Ley Lines
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kôji TsukamotoKôji Tsukamoto. Kôji Tsukamoto was >> in Ley Lines as 'Passport Centre Officer'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tetsu WatanabeTetsu Watanabe. Tetsu Watanabe was 49 in Ley Lines as 'Kondo'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 11 1950
Portrait of Sam ArnoldSam Arnold. Sam Arnold was 29 in Ley Lines as 'Officer (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Wed, Sep 17 1969

Crew

Portrait of Takashi MiikeTakashi Miike. Takashi Miike was 38 in Ley Lines as 'Director'
Birthday: Wed, Aug 24 1960
Portrait of Naosuke ImaizumiNaosuke Imaizumi. Naosuke Imaizumi was >> in Ley Lines as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ichirō RyūIchirō Ryū. Ichirō Ryū was >> in Ley Lines as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toshiki KimuraToshiki Kimura. Toshiki Kimura was >> in Ley Lines as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yasushi ShimamuraYasushi Shimamura. Yasushi Shimamura was >> in Ley Lines as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Koji EndoKoji Endo. Koji Endo was 35 in Ley Lines as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Wed, Jan 01 1964
Portrait of Akira IshigeAkira Ishige. Akira Ishige was >> in Ley Lines as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday