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Sleepless Town (1998)

Fuyajô (original title)
| Drama | 27 June 1998 (Japan)
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Kabukicho is a forgotten world. A place where people of different tongues and races meet, where they fight against each other to gain money, power and territory. The struggle which never ... See full summary »

Director:

Chi-Ngai Lee

Writers:

Seishu Hase (novel), Chi-Ngai Lee | 1 more credit »

Stars:

Takeshi Kaneshiro, Mirai Yamamoto, Kippei Shîna | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Takeshi Kaneshiro ... Kenichi Ryuu
Mirai Yamamoto Mirai Yamamoto ... Natsumi Sato
Kippei Shîna ... Wu Fu-chun
Sihung Lung Sihung Lung ... Yang Weimin
Eric Tsang ... Yuan Chenggui
Kathy Chow ... Xiu Hong
Seijun Suzuki
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Seishu Hase Seishu Hase
Hiroko Hori Hiroko Hori
Akira Inoue Akira Inoue
Akio Jô Akio Jô
Yoshimitsu Morita Yoshimitsu Morita
Hidekazu Nagae Hidekazu Nagae
Toshiya Nagasawa Toshiya Nagasawa
Rô Naruse Rô Naruse
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Kabukicho is a forgotten world. A place where people of different tongues and races meet, where they fight against each other to gain money, power and territory. The struggle which never ends. Based on a dangerous love story which unfolds a dangerous town. Written by L.H. Wong <lhw@sfs.org.sg>

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Country:

Hong Kong | Japan

Language:

Japanese | Mandarin

Release Date:

27 June 1998 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Sleepless Town See more »

Filming Locations:

Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Asmik Ace Entertainment,Hakuhodo DY Media Partners,Kadokawa Publishing Company See more »
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Dolby Digital

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1.85 : 1
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Throughout the movie, there are a number of times Kenichi would mention about things related to the Romance of Three Kingdosms - interestingly, Takeshi Kanashiro did end up in Red Cliff (as Zhuge Liang) which was based on a famous battle that happened during the era of the Theee Kingdom, See more »

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A deadline, a girl, a brother, ties, money, sex, changing roles.
6 November 2001 | by whatdoes1know – See all my reviews

I forgot how much I liked this movie. Excellent cinematography seldom satisfies without a cohesive plot e.g. Lost Souls. In addition to both, this beauty has a teen-idol popular in Eastern Asia, a gorgeous lead actress (Mirai Yamamoto--you may have seen her spinning a car laying flat on its side in Jackie Chan's "Who Am I?"), a strong supporting cast, twists and more twists, the ever great lyrics of B'Z, captivating story-telling methods, intricate character relationships, and realistic bilingualism. And I cannot emphasize how gorgeous the lead actress is.
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