Shangri-La (2002)

  • NR
  • 08/03/2002 (JP)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 44m

Overview

Shangri-La follows the lives of a group of homeless people in Japan who run into a man who nearly commits suicide and decide to help him out of his financial troubles. Using their various ingenious resources they embark on a complex scheme to blackmail a crooked businessman, whose bankruptcy claim has put people out of work. It’s a fun romp as these seemingly homeless people manage to outsmart the very people who cast them from society.

Takashi Miike

Director

Masakuni Takahashi

Screenplay

Yûji Aoki

Novel

Cast

Show Aikawa's headshot

Show Aikawa

Village Headman
Shirō Sano's headshot

Shirō Sano

Kuwata
Yuu Tokui's headshot

Yuu Tokui

Seisuke Umemoto
Midoriko Kimura's headshot

Midoriko Kimura

Fusae
Kogan Ashiya's headshot

Kogan Ashiya

Uehara
Akaji Maro's headshot

Akaji Maro

Ookura Nagashima
Takashi Ebata's headshot

Takashi Ebata

Matsui
Yojin Hino's headshot

Yojin Hino

Takeda

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