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Yami no kodomo-tachi

  • 20082008
  • 2h 18m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
239
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Yami no kodomo-tachi (2008)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller
A Middle-aged Japanese ex-pat journalist investigates child organ trafficking in Thailand and he uncovers a sinister network.A Middle-aged Japanese ex-pat journalist investigates child organ trafficking in Thailand and he uncovers a sinister network.A Middle-aged Japanese ex-pat journalist investigates child organ trafficking in Thailand and he uncovers a sinister network.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
239
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  • Director
    • Junji Sakamoto
  • Writer
    • Sogil Yan(based upon the novel)
  • Stars
    • Yôsuke Eguchi
    • Aoi Miyazaki
    • Satoshi Tsumabuki
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  • Director
    • Junji Sakamoto
  • Writer
    • Sogil Yan(based upon the novel)
  • Stars
    • Yôsuke Eguchi
    • Aoi Miyazaki
    • Satoshi Tsumabuki
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    • 3User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Yôsuke Eguchi
    Yôsuke Eguchi
    • Hiroyuki Nanbuas Hiroyuki Nanbu
    Aoi Miyazaki
    Aoi Miyazaki
    • Keiko Otowaas Keiko Otowa
    Satoshi Tsumabuki
    Satoshi Tsumabuki
    • Hiroaki Yodaas Hiroaki Yoda
    Kôichi Satô
    Kôichi Satô
    • Katsuhito Kajikawaas Katsuhito Kajikawa
    Sawa Suzuki
    • Mineko Kajikawaas Mineko Kajikawa
    Kosuke Toyohara
    Kosuke Toyohara
    • Tetsuo Shimizuas Tetsuo Shimizu
    Setanan Homyamyen
    • Aranyaas Aranya
    Prima Ratchata
    • Napapomas Napapom
    Sansei Shiomi
    Thanayong Wongtrakul
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    • Director
      • Junji Sakamoto
    • Writer
      • Sogil Yan(based upon the novel)
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    10/10
    Courageous, Daring, Horrifying & Deeply Disturbing
    I can't find one thing not to like in this film. With the exception of its subject matter. But it is, undoubtedly, the most daring film ever to cover children exploitation. Daniel Auteil and Nastassja Kinski, superbly directed by Chris Menges did a great job to tell the world about this sordid issue in "The Lost Son" in the 90's. But this is WAY ahead of what we were told then.

    This film goes all the way down to hunt one of the most terrible crimes and sins in our existence. The setting is actual Thailand and Myanmar (Burma). Everything is seen through the eyes of a professional writer for the Tokyo Times living in Bangkok, a naive Japanese bachelor just arrived from the West, a NGO officer, and some very dark characters with their own nightmares to be revealed.

    As the news reporter tries to pry open a monstrous operation going on in Bangkok that smuggles children from Myanmar and collects some more in Thailand to sell their bodies to sexual tourism, he discovers that this is just but the tip of the iceberg. Organ trading is routine between a prominent physician in a prestigious hospital in Bangkok and a secret mafia that operates in Chiangrai, but here, the story takes a turn with no escape and the plot (as in the original novel by Sogil Yan) gets as dark as it can get.

    I never spoil the show by recounting the film, so just be aware that this is a Japan-Thailand joint effort, and that the novel it is based on is Japanese. All in all, a totally Asian film. Brutal, convincing, horrifying, and extremely sad. Shot on real locations that transpire the hardships, smells and anxieties of a theme that is the rotten soul of the darkest secrets and the brightest light of humankind. If you're American, this film may bore you... or shock you. Not made for Hollywood fans.
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    • cmmescalona
    • Sep 25, 2010

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    • Release date
      • August 2, 2008 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • Thai
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Children of Darkness
    • Production companies
      • Geneon Entertainment
      • Sedic
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $32,848
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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