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Sleepless Town

Sleepless Town

19987.32h 2m

Overview

Kenichi is a half-Japanese, half-Chinese man of the underworld. You can sell him anything except children's organs. His domain is in Kabukicho, a gangland controlled by various Shanghai gangs intent on taking control. His former partner-in-crime, Fu-Chun, is rumored to have returned to Kabukicho, having fled years earlier after killing the number two of gangland boss, Yuan. Yuan wants to get even and attempts to do so by using Kenichi.

Directed by Lee Chi-Ngai
Written by Seishu Hase, Lee Chi-Ngai, Hisashi Nozawa
Produced by Masato Hara, Akira Morishige
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Top Cast

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Kenichi Ryuu

Mirai Yamamoto

Mirai Yamamoto

Natsumi Sato

Kippei Shiina

Kippei Shiina

Wu Fu-chun

Lung Sihung

Lung Sihung

Yang Weimin

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Yuan Chenggui

Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei

Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei

Xiu Hong

Seijun Suzuki

Seijun Suzuki

Ye Xiaodan

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Kenji Tozawa

Shosuke Tanihara

Shosuke Tanihara

Chou Tianwen

Kaei Okina

Kaei Okina

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About Sleepless Town

Sleepless Town is a drama, romance, crime film released in 1998. Directed by Lee Chi-Ngai, it stars Takeshi Kaneshiro, Mirai Yamamoto, Kippei Shiina. Kenichi is a half-Japanese, half-Chinese man of the underworld. You can sell him anything except children's organs. His domain is in Kabukicho, a gangland controlled by various Shanghai gangs intent on taking control. His former partner-in-crime, Fu-Chun, is rumored to have returned to Kabukicho, having fled years earlier after killing the number two of gangland boss, Yuan. Yuan wants to get even and attempts to do so by using Kenichi.

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