The City of Lost Souls

"Comes a story of love and violence spanning the globe."

2000 1h 42m JA

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 52

ActionCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Brazilian-Japanese gangster Mario rescues his Chinese girlfriend Kei as she's about to be deported from Japan. Desperate to escape, he hides in Tokyo's booming Japanese-Portuguese community and seeks passage from the country from a Russian mobster. To meet his price, they hold up a bigtime drug deal between the Chinese Mafia and the local Yakuza.

“Comes a story of love and violence spanning the globe.”

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Cast

Teah
Mario
Michele Reis
Kei
Patricia Manterola
Lucia
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Ko
Koji Kikkawa
Fushimi
Ren Osugi
Okijima Gang Leader
Akaji Maro
Okijima Gang Member
Anatoli Krasnov
Khodoloskii

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Seishu Hase, Toshiki Kimura
Languages: Russian, Japanese, Mandarin, English, Portuguese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Russian, Japanese, Mandarin, English, Portuguese.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Naosuke Imaizumi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Yasushi Shimamura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Teah and Michele Reis and Patricia Manterola carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Comes a story of love and violence spanning the globe.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0246498 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takashi Miike directs. Naosuke Imaizumi behind the camera. Koji Endo scores. Yasushi Shimamura cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Russian, Japanese, Mandarin, English, Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Russian, Japanese, Mandarin, English, Portuguese.
3Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Naosuke Imaizumi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yasushi Shimamura shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Teah and Michele Reis and Patricia Manterola carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Comes a story of love and violence spanning the globe.".
8IMDB entry: tt0246498 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.