Sleepless Town (1998)
Fuyajô (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 2min
- Crime, Drama
- 27 Jun 1998 (Japan)
- Movie
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...
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
| Takeshi Kaneshiro | ... |
Kenichi Ryuu
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Mirai Yamamoto | ... |
Natsumi Sato
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| Kippei Shîna | ... |
Wu Fu-chun
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| Sihung Lung | ... |
Yang Weimin
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| Eric Tsang | ... |
Yuan Chenggui
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| Kathy Chow | ... |
Xiu Hong
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| Seijun Suzuki |
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Seishu Hase |
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Hiroko Hori |
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Akira Inoue |
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Akio Jô |
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Yoshimitsu Morita |
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Hidekazu Nagae |
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Toshiya Nagasawa |
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Rô Naruse |
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Ami Nishina |
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Kaei Okina | ... |
(as Hua Rong Weng)
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Ken Osamu |
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Yumeka Sasaki |
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Kenji Takano |
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| Shôsuke Tanihara |
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Directed by
| Chi-Ngai Lee | ||
Written by
| Seishu Hase | ... | (novel) |
| Chi-Ngai Lee | ... | (writer) |
| Hisashi Nozawa | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Masato Hara | ... | producer |
| Tsuguhiko Kadokawa | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Shigeru Umebayashi | ||
Cinematography by
| Arthur Wong | ||
Editing by
| Chi-Leung Kwong | ||
| Hiroshi Sunaga | ||
Production Design by
| Yôhei Taneda | ... | (as Yohei Taneda) |
Set Decoration by
| Yoshihito Akatsuka | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Han-Chiang Cheng | ... | assistant director |
| Mathew Tang | ... | first assistant director |
Special Effects by
| Masami Kobayashi | ... | physical effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jimmy Wong | ... | camera operator / steadicam operator |
Additional Crew
| Shigeyuki Endô | ... | publicity producer |
| Kumi Kobata | ... | publicity producer |
| Natsuko Toda | ... | subtitle translator |
Production Companies
- Asmik Ace Entertainment
- Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
- Kadokawa Publishing Company
- Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K.
- Sumitomo Corporation
- Toei Company
Distributors
- Toei Company (1998) (World-wide)
- Asmik Ace Entertainment
- Golden Scene (1998) (Hong Kong)
- Stomp Visual (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Continental Far East (Dolby consultant)
- Golden Network (production support)
- Kodak Japan (film stock supplied by)
- Toei Kyoto Movie Studio (production support)
- Toei Labo Tech (film processing)
Storyline
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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 |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | 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 » |