Released:
2002-08-03

Overview:
Shangri-La follows the lives of a group of homeless people in Japan who run into a man who nearly commits suicide and decide to help him out of his financial troubles. Using their various ingenious resources they embark on a complex scheme to blackmail a crooked businessman, whose bankruptcy claim has put people out of work. It’s a fun romp as these seemingly homeless people manage to outsmart the very people who cast them from society.

Director:
Takashi Miike

Runtime:
1h 44min

Genre:
Comedy, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Show Aikawa
  as
  Village Headman
• 
  Shiro Sano
  as
  Kuwata
• 
  Yuu Tokui
  as
  Seisuke Umemoto
• 
  Midoriko Kimura
  as
  Fusae
• 
  Kogan Ashiya
  as
  Uehara