Adventure ·Drama · Japan · 1998 · 1h 58m

The Bird People in China

中国の鳥人

Director

Cast

Masahiro Motoki as Wada Renji Ishibashi as Ujiie Mako as Shen Li Li Wang as Si-chang Yan Yūichi Minato as Tomohiko Okuda as

Crew

Hideo Yamamoto — Director of Photography Yasushi Shimamura — Editor Koji Endo — Original Music Composer Masaru Nakamura — Screenplay Makoto Shiina — Novel Seiha Ohji — Producer

Tagline

The children of the sky.

Synopsis

Wada, a salary man, is enlisted to venture off to China to investigate a potential Jade mine. After his arrival, Wada encounters a violent, yet sentimental, yakuza, who takes the liberty of joining his adventure through China. Led on their long and disastrous journey to the mine by Shen, the three men come across something even more magical and enticing.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book

Key Collaborators

Takashi Miike Director Hideo Yamamoto Director of Photography Yasushi Shimamura Editor Koji Endo Original Music Composer Masaru Nakamura Screenplay Makoto Shiina Novel Seiha Ohji Producer Toshiaki Nakazawa Producer Yasuhiko Furusato Producer Keiko Mitsumatsu Production Design

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