The Bird People in China
– Wada (Masahiro Motoki), a salary man, is enlisted to venture off to China to investigate a potential..
Wada (Masahiro Motoki), 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 (Renji Ishibashi), 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...
10 Jun 1998
Japanese, Chinese, English
Takashi Miike
Makoto Shiina (based on a novel by), Masa Nakamura (screenplay)
Masahiro Motoki, Renji Ishibashi, Mako, Michiko Kichise
A young Japanese salaryman is sent by his company to a remote Chinese village to evaluate precious Jade that is found there but before he arrives he meets up with yakuza who was sent to tail him to protect his boss's interest in the company. When the men finally arrive their mission becomes sidetracked by their interest in a mysterious young village girl, her haunting English language song and the secret that makes men fly like birds.
4 wins & 1 nomination.