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The Guys from Paradise

68% | Jun 16, 2001 | Crime, Drama

Set in the Philippines, Takashi Miike’s “The Guys from Paradise” weaves together the stories of several real-life criminal cases. Young up-and-coming salary man Kohei Hayakawa is sent to Paradise prison on false drug charges, and assumes his lawyers will clear up this misunderstanding fairly quickly. However, he soon comes to the realization that his innocence means less than how much bribe money he’s able to come up with for his release. It becomes apparent that Kohei is going to have to get to know his fellow inmates a little better, as he’s obviously in this situation for the long haul; but meeting a female inmate from a nearby jail certainly makes his transition to the criminal life a little easier to take.

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Takashi Miike
Director
Itaru Era
Screenplay

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Koji Kikkawa
Kôhei Hayasaka
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Tsutomu Yamazaki
Katsuaki Yoshida
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Ken'ichi Endô
Toshiyuki Umino
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Kaei Okina
Jun Sakamoto
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Kenji Mizuhashi
Filipintaro

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