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Shangri-La (2002)

Shangri-La poster
Original title
金融破滅ニッポン 桃源郷の人々
Directed by
Takashi Miike
Genre
comedy film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man loses everything and finds himself in a strange neighborhood on the outskirts of a Japanese city. He gets involved with a group of eccentric residents and their unusual way of living.

offbeatquirkysatiricalcomedicdarkly funnyenergeticbizarre

What happens

Shangri-La (Japanese: 金融破滅ニッポン 桃源郷の人々, Hepburn: Kin'yū hametsu Nippon: Tōgenkyō no hito-bito) is a 2002 Japanese comedy film directed by Takashi Miike. It is based on the autobiographical novel Tōgenkyō no hito-bito by Yūji Aoki. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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