The Bird People in China

The Bird People in China

1998 · 118 min · JA · 7.2 (74 votes)
Dir. Takashi Miike · Starring Masahiro Motoki, Renji Ishibashi, Mako, Li Li Wang, Yūichi Minato, Tomohiko Okuda · Music Koji Endo

The children of the sky.

AdventureDrama

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.

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A quiet, introspective journey through a dreamlike China. It feels like a melancholic fable about finding unexpected bonds in desolate landscapes, where the mundane meets the magical. A truly unique and contemplative experience.

melancholicwistfulcontemplativesurrealslow-burnarthouseroad moviephilosophical dramalyricallonelinessconnectionthe search for meaningcultural displacement
based on novel or book
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