The Guys from Paradise (2001)
The ever-prolific Takashi Miike directs this wild and woolly prison drama, reportedly based on real-life cases of Japanese imprisoned abroad.
Director:
Takashi Miike
Writers:
Itaru Era, Izo Hashimoto.
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Koji Kikkawa as Kôhei Hayasaka |
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Tsutomu Yamazaki as Katsuaki Yoshida |
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Kenichi Endo as Toshiyuki Umino |
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Kaei Okina as Jun Sakamoto |
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Kenji Mizuhashi as Filipintaro |
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Kazuhiko Kanayama as Koji Sugimori |
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Nene Otsuka as Namie Mishima |
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Mai Oikawa as Miyuki Hayasaka |
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Monsour Del Rosario as |
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Toshiyuki Kitami as |
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Mitsuhiro Oikawa as |
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Hideo Sako as |
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Naoto Takenaka as |
| Directing | Takashi Miike | Director |
| Writing | Itaru Era | Screenplay |
| Writing | Izo Hashimoto | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yôji Hayashi | Novel |
| Sound | Koji Kikkawa | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Yue Hayashi | Producer |
| Production | Mitsuyoshi Hikawa | Producer |
| Production | Masanobu Hamasaki | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Yasushi Shimamura | Editor |
| Production | Sonny Cabalda | Line Producer |
| Production | Renzo Cruz | Producer |
| Production | Doni Gonzales | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Yoshie Hayashi | Producer |
| Production | Setsuko Higa | Co-Producer |
| Production | Sôgaku Koga | Producer |
| Production | Ken’ichirô Shimabukro | Producer |
| Production | Hideo Takano | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michio Uematsu | Producer |
| Production | Shigeyuki Yasamura | Producer |
| Camera | Hideo Yamamoto | Director of Photography |