
Rainy Dog(1997)
A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to make ends meet when suddenly a woman from his past delivers a son to him.


The ever-prolific Takashi Miike directs this wild and woolly prison drama, reportedly based on real-life cases of Japanese imprisoned abroad.

Koji Kikkawa
Kôhei Hayasaka

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Katsuaki Yoshida

Kenichi Endo
Toshiyuki Umino

Kaei Okina
Jun Sakamoto

Kenji Mizuhashi
Filipintaro

Kazuhiko Kanayama
Koji Sugimori

Nene Otsuka
Namie Mishima
Mai Oikawa
Miyuki Hayasaka

Monsour Del Rosario

Toshiyuki Kitami
The Guys from Paradise is a crime, drama film released in 2001. Directed by Takashi Miike, it stars Koji Kikkawa, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Endo. The ever-prolific Takashi Miike directs this wild and woolly prison drama, reportedly based on real-life cases of Japanese imprisoned abroad.
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