Japan, 1998
118m
35mm film, colour
Japanese
A Japanese fantasy film directed by Takashi Miike.
Plot Summary
A businessman is sent to the Yun Nan Province of China to track down a large quantity of jade that the company believes can be found there. Along the way he picks up a rude and obnoxious Yakuza whose gang are creditors of the company, and an oddball hippy, the only person who knows where to find the jade.
Credits
Crew
Director: Takashi Miike
Excellent Film, Sedic International Inc
Producers: Yasuhiko Furusato, Toshiaki Nakazawa
Script: Masa Nakamura
Novel: Makoto Shiina
Director of Photography: Hideo Yamamoto
Editor: Taiji Shimamura
Music: Kôji Endô
Sound: Kenji Shibazaki
Cast
Masahiro Motoki (Wada)
Renji Ishibashi (Ujiie)
Mako (Shen)
Michiko Kase
Yuuichi Minato
Tomohiko Okuda
Manzô Shinra
Li Li Wang (Yan Si-chang)
Alternative Titles
The Bird People in China – English language title
