JAPAN · 1998

The Bird People in China

Takashi Miike
Japanese New Wave adventure greed and desire unlikely companionship cultural exploration magical realism
Trailer
Synopsis

Wada, a salary man, is enlisted to venture off to China to investigate a potential Jade mine. After his arrival, Wada encounters a violent, yet sentimental, yakuza, who takes the liberty of joining his adventure through China. Led on their long and disastrous journey to the mine by Shen, the three men come across something even more magical and enticing.

Year1998
CountryJapan
DirectorTakashi Miike
The Bird People in China poster

More from Takashi Miike

Japan
Audition
Audition
1999 · Japan
Audition
Audition
2000 · Japan
Blade of the Immortal
Blade of the Immortal
2017 · Japan

Films with Similar Themes

adventure · greed and desire · unlikely companionship · cultural exploration · magical realism
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
The Curse of Snake Valley
The Curse of Snake Valley
1988 · Marek Piestrak
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
Toy Story
Toy Story
1995 · John Lasseter
Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985 · Robert Zemeckis
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Steven Spielberg

More from Japan

Cinema of Japan
The Bird Is Calling
The Bird Is Calling
2026 · Katsuhide Motoki
Beijing Watermelon
Beijing Watermelon
1989 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Crane
Crane
1988 · Kon Ichikawa