Ley Lines
1999 · Movie · 105 min · ★ 6.5 · 66% critics
Three young outsiders leave a rural life behind for Tokyo, hoping to find money, freedom, and a place to belong. In the city’s rougher corners, they form an uneasy bond with another vulnerable outsider and are pulled toward petty crime, danger, and the pressures of life on society’s margins.
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Details
- Original title
- 日本黒社会 LEY LINES
- Years
- 1999
- Release date
- 1999-05-22
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (56 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy it if you want a gritty, emotional Tokyo crime story about outsiders; Not for you if bleak drama, sexual violence, or slower stretches are dealbreakers.
Pros: gritty outsider story; strong emotional pull; dark humor | Cons: uneven pacing; harsh sexual violence; bleak mood
Themes
- drug dealer
- prostitute
Cast & crew
Kazuki Kitamura
as Ryuichi
- DL
Dan Li
as Anita
- MK
Michisuke Kashiwaya
as Shunrei
Tomorowo Taguchi
as Chan
Naoto Takenaka
as Wong
Show Aikawa
as Ikeda
- SP
Samy Pop
as Barbie
- YI
Yukie Itou
Kaei Okina
as Pimp
Takeshi Caesar
Directed by Takashi Miike