Drama, Thriller, Crime
The story follows a trio of Japanese youths of Chinese descent who escape their semi-rural upbringing and relocate to Shinjuku, Tokyo, where they befriend a troubled Shanghai prostitute and fall foul of a local crime syndicate. Like many of Miike's works, the film examines the underbelly of respectable Japanese society and the problems of assimilation faced by non-ethnically Japanese people in Japan.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The French Connection
Princesses
Samaritan Girl
Sweet Sixteen
Lemming
Vivre Sa Vie
Jules and Jim
Angel
The Badge
Payback
Kiss of the Dragon
Eastern Promises
Black Mass
Cold Pursuit
Shanghai Express
Resurrection
Training Day
Pusher
Midnight Cowboy
Journey to Italy
SIMILAR MOVIES
The French Connection
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 1971
Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.Princesses
IMDB 6.8 | Sep , 2005
Caye is a young prostitute whose family is unaware of her profession. She meets her striking Dominican neighbour Zulema, an illegal immigrant, after she finds her in the bathroom, badly beaten up. They strike up a close friendship unbeknownst to Caye's xenophobic co-workers.Samaritan Girl
IMDB 7 | Mar , 2004
Jae-Young is an amateur prostitute who sleeps with men while her best friend Yeo-Jin "manages" her, fixing dates, taking care of the money, and making sure the coast is clear. When Jae-Young falls in love with one of those men, she suppresses her feelings towards him in respect of her friend who's jealous.Sweet Sixteen
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2002
Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.Lemming
IMDB 6.7 | May , 2005
After the death of his boss's wife, a young engineer faces the sudden psychological metamorphosis of his own wife, seemingly possessed by the soul of the deceased...Vivre Sa Vie
IMDB 7.7 | Sep , 1962
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.Jules and Jim
IMDB 7.6 | Jan , 1962
In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine.Angel
IMDB 6 | Apr , 1984
Molly Stewart, a teen at the top of her class who survives by working nights as a prostitute on Hollywood Blvd, finds her world beginning to fall apart when a depraved, necrophiliac serial killer begins targeting LA’s streetwalkers.The Badge
IMDB 5.9 | Sep , 2002
A sheriff begins an investigation into the death of a local transsexual after hearing that high ranking politicians may have been involved. Although he is homophobic, his investigation causes him to be rejected by others, forcing him to seek help from the people he once despised.Payback
IMDB 6.8 | Feb , 1999
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.Kiss of the Dragon
IMDB 6.9 | Jul , 2001
Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.Eastern Promises
IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 2007
A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.Black Mass
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 2015
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.Cold Pursuit
IMDB 5.9 | Feb , 2019
The quiet family life of Nels Coxman, a snowplow driver, is upended after his son's murder. Nels begins a vengeful hunt for Viking, the drug lord he holds responsible for the killing, eliminating Viking's associates one by one. As Nels draws closer to Viking, his actions bring even more unexpected and violent consequences, as he proves that revenge is all in the execution.Shanghai Express
IMDB 7 | Feb , 1932
A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.Resurrection
IMDB 6 | Oct , 1958
Young Prince Nechljudov is summoned as a judge in a murder trial. A rich merchant was found dead in the room of the inn where he was staying and the prostitute Maslova was accused of the crime. Nechljudov recognizes in the woman the maid of the aunts he had seduced and abandoned years before and tries to convince the authorities of her of his innocence but to no avail. Convinced that he is responsible for her moral fall, he follows her to Siberia where she must serve her sentence.Training Day
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 2001
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.Pusher
IMDB 7 | Aug , 1996
A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.Midnight Cowboy
IMDB 7.5 | May , 1969
Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.Journey to Italy
IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 1954
This deceptively simple tale of a bored English couple travelling to Italy to find a buyer for a house inherited from an uncle is transformed by Roberto Rossellini into a passionate story of cruelty and cynicism as their marriage disintegrates around them.