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10 June 1998 (Japan) morePlot:
A salaryman and yakuza are each sent by their bosses to a remote Chinese village but discover more then they expected. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
4 wins moreUser Comments:
A fabulous, engrossing art-film/yazuka story moreCast
(Credited cast)| Masahiro Motoki | ... | Wada | |
| Renji Ishibashi | ... | Ujiie | |
| Mako | ... | Shen | |
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| Michiko Kase | |||
| Yuichi Minato | (as Yuuichi Minato) | ||
| Tomohiko Okuda | |||
| Manzô Shinra | |||
| Li Li Wang | ... | Yan, Si-chang | |
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Chûgoku no chôjin (AKA The Bird People of China) represents versatile director Miike Takashi's foray into novel territory. This isn't a thrill-ride like Dead or Alive; it's more like a boat ride through all sorts of wonders, the director showing a subtler hand. A salaryman is assigned to visit deepest China to track down a rumored lode of high-quality jade. Accompanied by a small group of explorers (including a grizzled yazuka), they have difficulties finding the jade, but instead find a tribe of "bird people." The children, according to recent legend, had the ability to float among the nearby peaks on light wooden wings, but even the oldest of the children -- a blue-eyed Chinese girl -- carries the wings only as a symbol. They seem to have long since forgotten how to fly, if indeed they ever had. But now it seems, for various reasons, they may never leave this forgotten paradise. This Japanese/Chinese co-production may take some aggressive work to find, but its rewards are many. If you're not delighted by the turtles, then wait for the awe-inspiring conclusion.