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Shangri-La (2002)

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 44M

Director : Takashi Miike
Writer : Masakuni Takahashi

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Sho Aikawa
Sho Aikawa
Village Headman
Shiro Sano
Shiro Sano
Kuwata
Yuu Tokui
Yuu Tokui
Seisuke Umemoto
Midoriko Kimura
Midoriko Kimura
Fusae
Kogan Ashiya
Kogan Ashiya
Uehara
Akaji Maro
Akaji Maro
Ookura Nagashima
Takashi Ebata
Takashi Ebata
Matsui
Yojin Hino
Yojin Hino
Takeda
Toshiki Ayata
Toshiki Ayata
Etô
Shigeru Muroi
Shigeru Muroi
Mari
Yûji Aoki
Yûji Aoki
Attorney
Tsutomu Itô
Tsutomu Itô
Miyako Kawahara
Miyako Kawahara
Masumi Kiyota
Masumi Kiyota
Kazuhiro Kuwata
Kazuhiro Kuwata
Shou Ohkura
Shou Ohkura
Worker
Ayumu Saitô
Ayumu Saitô
Shintarô Takado
Shintarô Takado
Yuuji Tatsumi
Yuuji Tatsumi
Houka Kinoshita
Houka Kinoshita
Umekawa
Nao Omori
Nao Omori

Crews

Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike
Director
Yûji Aoki
Yûji Aoki
Novel
Masakuni Takahashi
Masakuni Takahashi
Screenplay
Yoichi Arishige
Yoichi Arishige
Producer
Kazuhisa Kawaguchi
Kazuhisa Kawaguchi
Other
Shusaku Matsuoka
Shusaku Matsuoka
Producer
Kazushi Miki
Kazushi Miki
Producer
Tsuneo Ochi
Tsuneo Ochi
Executive Producer
Ken Takeuchi
Ken Takeuchi
Other
Motomu Tomita
Motomu Tomita
Producer
Tsutomu Tsuchikawa
Tsutomu Tsuchikawa
Executive Producer
Koji Endo
Koji Endo
Original Music Composer
Yasushi Shimamura
Yasushi Shimamura
Editor
Akira Ishige
Akira Ishige
Production Design
Katsuhiro Ogawa
Katsuhiro Ogawa
Production Manager
Bunmei Katô
Bunmei Katô
Other
Yoshiya Obara
Yoshiya Obara
Other
Kenji Shibasaki
Kenji Shibasaki
Sound Effects Editor
Akira Ono
Akira Ono
Lighting Technician
Hideo Yamamoto
Hideo Yamamoto
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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