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The Guys from Paradise poster cover

The Guys from Paradise(2001)

06/16/2001 (JP)CrimeDrama1h 54m
68%

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Overview

Set in the Philippines, Takashi Miike’s “The Guys from Paradise” weaves together the stories of several real-life criminal cases. Young up-and-coming salary man Kohei Hayakawa is sent to Paradise prison on false drug charges, and assumes his lawyers will clear up this misunderstanding fairly quickly. However, he soon comes to the realization that his innocence means less than how much bribe money he’s able to come up with for his release. It becomes apparent that Kohei is going to have to get to know his fellow inmates a little better, as he’s obviously in this situation for the long haul; but meeting a female inmate from a nearby jail certainly makes his transition to the criminal life a little easier to take.

Movie Cast

Koji Kikkawa photo

Koji Kikkawa

Kôhei Hayasaka

Tsutomu Yamazaki photo

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Katsuaki Yoshida

Ken'ichi Endô photo

Ken'ichi Endô

Toshiyuki Umino

Kaei Okina photo

Kaei Okina

Jun Sakamoto

Kenji Mizuhashi photo

Kenji Mizuhashi

Filipintaro

Kazuhiko Kanayama photo

Kazuhiko Kanayama

Koji Sugimori

Nene Otsuka photo

Nene Otsuka

Namie Mishima

Mai Oikawa photo

Mai Oikawa

Miyuki Hayasaka

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanyKSS

Original LanguageJapanese

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