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Friday, November 28, 7:00 pm
SHANGRI-LA (Togenkyo no Hito-bito) Dir: Takashi Miike |
| Starring: Sho Aikawa, Shiro Sano, Yu Tokui, Akaji Maro Umemoto Insatsu is a small, old-fashioned printing company located on the edge of Osaka. The owner, Umemoto (Tokui), is living peacefully with his family, but when his biggest customer, Uwazoko-ya, goes bankrupt, Umemoto is unable to collect the money owed him and loses everything. He ends up at a homeless people's community called Shangri-La, an orderly shantytown run by an ex-assassin known as the Village Chief (Aikawa). Under the command of the Chief, Umemoto and the people of Shangri-la decide to seek revenge against the Uwazoko-ya organization. In Japanese with English subtitles. 104 min. (STC) |