Movielogr
Shangri-La (2002)
Directed by Takashi Miike
Overview
Shangri-La follows the lives of a group of homeless people in Japan who run into a man who nearly commits suicide and decide to help him out of his financial troubles. Using their various ingenious resources they embark on a complex scheme to blackmail a crooked businessman, whose bankruptcy claim has put people out of work. It’s a fun romp as these seemingly homeless people manage to outsmart the very people who cast them from society.
Length 104 minutes
Actors
Akaji Maro | Houka Kinoshita | Nao Omori | Yu Tokui | Sho Aikawa | Shirô Sano | Midoriko Kimura | Miyako Kawahara | Yûji Aoki | Kogan Ashiya | Takashi Ebata | Yojin Hino | Toshiki Ayata | Shigeru Muroi | Tsutomu Itô | Masumi Kiyota | Kazuhiro Kuwata | Shou Ohkura | Ayumu Saitô | Shintarô Takado | Yuuji Tatsumi