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Image	Title	Director	Description	Year	Order
	BIRD PEOPLE IN CHINA, THE (DVD)	Miike, Takashi	A Japanese businessman is sent to China in search of jade that his company can exploit. He travels many days by boat and foot through stunning scenery with his guide and a loud yakuza, but instead of finding jade they come across a tribe of "bird people”. According to legend the people had the ability to float among the nearby peaks on light wooden wings, but it seems they have long since forgotten how to fly. The men soon discover more than they expected on their journey, not least about themselves. A definite departure from the director of Ichi the Killer, the film really does show Takashi Miike’s absolute solid skills as a director. Letterboxed. Japanese with English subtitles.	1998
	BLUES HARP (DVD)	Miike, Takashi	When an ambitious yakuza’s life is saved by a harmonica-playing bartender, the two soon become friends despite the fact that the bartender moonlights as a part-time drug-dealer for the opposing gang. Trouble is soon on the horizon though when the yakuza member conspires to replace his boss and a bodyguard becomes murderously jealous of his homo love of the bartender. In yet another Takashi Miike gem, these criminal characters are portrayed with what seems like genuine affection while never glorifying the Yakuza lifestyle. Letterboxed. Japanese with English subtitles.	1998
	GRAVEYARD OF HONOUR - 2002 (DVD)	Miike, Takashi	This is Takashi Miike's remake of Kinji Fukasaku's 1975 film of the same name. A man is propelled into a relatively high ranking position in the Yakuza after saving the head of the family’s life. His violent personality makes him feared and respected, but he eventually pisses off the family so bad that not even giving up his little finger would get him off the hook. Next thing you know, the stage is then set for a small scale gang war. The hefty doses of violence in this film are definitely more raw and real, reminiscent of the classic Yakuza flicks than a usual Miike film. Letterboxed. Japanese with English subtitles.	2002
	LEY LINES (DVD)	Miike, Takashi	Ley Lines is the last part of Miike Takashi's Triad Society trilogy, but it (and the other parts) can be seen out of order as they contain no recurring characters or storylines. Three Japanese teenagers, born from Chinese parents, decide to leave their hometown where they feel they don't fit for Tokyo. There, they meet a drug maker, his African mate, a Chinese born prostitute and a yakuza boss. The film shows the difficulties that these people have for integration in Japanese society, and their search for an identity. Being one of Miike’s best films, it is a technical masterpiece that is full of typical outlandish characters, plenty of action scenes and genuinely emotional performances. Letterboxed. Japanese with English subtitles.	1999
	RAINY DOG (DVD)	Miike, Takashi	Rainy Dog is the second part of Miike Takashi's Triad Society trilogy, but it (and the other parts) can be seen out of order as they contain no recurring characters or storylines. A yakuza on the run relocates to Taipei, Taiwan where he ends up working as hitman for a local boss. A woman shows up at his doorstep and leaves a mute boy with him, whom she claims is his. Not really acknowledging the boy, the hitman simply goes about his business of killing people while the boy follows him everywhere. The hitman eventually develops a relationship with a prostitute, and along with the boy the three slowly grow closer into a family. Avoiding the extreme, unusual and shocking elements for which his work is known, Miike makes an artful gangster movie that is gently paced and philosophical. Letterboxed. Japanese with English subtitles.	1997