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Shangri-La (2002)

★ 7.3/10 104 min Comedy, Drama Japan Japanese
Director: Takashi Miike
Novel: Yûji Aoki
Screenplay by: Masakuni Takahashi
Streaming: Not available

Description

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.

Top Cast

Show Aikawa
Show Aikawa Village Headman
Shiro Sano
Shiro Sano Kuwata
Yuu Tokui
Yuu Tokui Seisuke Umemoto
Midoriko Kimura
Midoriko Kimura Fusae
Kogan Ashiya Uehara
Akaji Maro
Akaji Maro Ookura Nagashima
Takashi Ebata
Takashi Ebata Matsui
Yojin Hino
Yojin Hino Takeda

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