Chûgoku no chôjin

"The children of the sky."

Jun 10 1998 TV-PG 1h 58m
Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Wada, a salary man, is enlisted to venture off to China to investigate a potential Jade mine. After his arrival, Wada encounters a violent, yet sentimental, yakuza, who takes the liberty of joining his adventure through China. Led on their long and disastrous journey to the mine by Shen, the three men come across something even more magical and enticing.

Plot

A young Japanese salaryman is sent by his company to a remote Chinese village to evaluate precious Jade that is found there but before he arrives he meets up with yakuza who was sent to tail him to protect his boss's interest in the company. When the men finally arrive their mission becomes sidetracked by their interest in a mysterious young village girl, her haunting English language song and the secret that makes men fly like birds.

Written by

Makoto Shiina, Masa Nakamura

Directed by

Takashi Miike

Cast

Masahiro Motoki, Renji Ishibashi, Mako

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Sedic, Excellent Film

Languages

English

Awards

4 wins & 1 nomination

Trailers
The Bird People in China trailer (1998)
Scores
# of Votes
5,004
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA