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Shangri-La (2002)

Shangri-La (2002)

Drama Comedy
Release Date: 2002, August 3
Directors: Takashi Miike
Countries: Japan
Cast: Akaji Maro, Shigeru Muroi, Shiro Sano, Show Aikawa, Yuu Tokui, Houka Kinoshita, Takashi Ebata, Midoriko Kimura, Yojin Hino, Toshiki Ayata, Kogan Ashiya, Yûji Aoki

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.