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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.
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Hama-chan and Su-san meet a charming woman on a fishing trip, but forget to ask her name. Days later, Hama-chan sees her again at a dentist's office.
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Hama-chan shows up to work with his son on his back when his wife goes to her class reunion and his mother throws her back out.
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A young man working as a cameraman in Tokyo is visited for three days by his parents from the countryside.
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Japanese youth film.