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Lie lie Lie (1997)

Lie lie Lie poster
Original title
Lie Lie Lie
Directed by
Shun Nakahara
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 03m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three con artists team up to pull off schemes and swindles. The film follows their tricks and double-crosses as they navigate a world of lies and crime.

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What happens

Lie Lie Lie, also stylized as Lie lie Lie, is a 1997 Japanese comedy drama crime film directed by Shun Nakahara and written by Aki Itami and Manabu Saruwata (the latter a joint pen name for Nakahara, Naoya Narita and Kosaburo Sasaoka). It is based upon the novel Eien mo nakaba o sugite (lit. Halfway through Eternity) by Ramo Nakajima. It stars Etsushi Toyokawa, Honami Suzuki and Kōichi Satō as a trio of con artists. Ryo Yoshimata composed the film's score, while its self-titled theme song was written and performed by Bonnie Pink. Lie Lie Lie was theatrically released by Toei Company on October 4, 1997, in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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