Underplayed Gems

The City of Lost Souls (2000)

The City of Lost Souls poster
Original title
漂流街 THE HAZARD CITY
Directed by
Takashi Miike
Genre
drama film, action film, gangster film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
16
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 47 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Brazilian-Japanese man tries to rescue his girlfriend from a criminal syndicate. They get chased by gangsters and police across the city.

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What happens

The City of Lost Souls (Japanese: 漂流街, Hepburn: Hyōryū-gai) is a 2000 Japanese action film directed by Takashi Miike based on a novel by Hase Seishu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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