Hyôryû-gai

"Comes a story of love and violence spanning the globe."

Aug 8 2002 R 1h 43m
Crime, Drama, Thriller

Brazilian-Japanese gangster Mario rescues his Chinese girlfriend Kei as she's about to be deported from Japan. Desperate to escape, he hides in Tokyo's booming Japanese-Portuguese community and seeks passage from the country from a Russian mobster. To meet his price, they hold up a bigtime drug deal between the Chinese Mafia and the local Yakuza.

Plot

Japanese-Brazilian Mario and Chinese hairdresser Kei are lovers. Kei is about to be deported. He manages to escape. His plan is to get passports and stow away on a ship headed for a foreign country. With his girlfriend he tries to steal money from the mafia. Instead he gets cocaine which he sells. But Kei is captured by Yakuza and he must save her...

Written by

Toshiki Kimura, Seishu Hase

Directed by

Takashi Miike

Cast

Teah, Michelle Reis, Kôji Kikkawa

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Tokyo FM, Daiei Film, Tokuma Shoten, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation

Languages

Português, English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
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Average Rating
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