The Bird People in China

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The Bird People in China (1998)

Directed by Takashi Miike

“The children of the sky.”

Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Fantasy · 1h 58m

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.

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Cast

Masahiro Motoki Wada Renji Ishibashi Ujiie Mako Shen
L
Li Li Wang Si-chang Yan Yūichi Minato
T
Tomohiko Okuda Manzo Shinra Michiko Kichise

Crew

Director
Takashi Miike
Screenplay
Masaru Nakamura
Novel
Makoto Shiina
Director of Photography
Hideo Yamamoto
Original Music Composer
Koji Endo
Editor
Yasushi Shimamura
Producer
Seiha Ohji, Toshiaki Nakazawa, Yasuhiko Furusato

Details

Original title
中国の鳥人
Release date
1998-06-10
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese, Mandarin, English
Countries
Japan
Production
Excellent Film, Sedic