
TMDb Rating
7.4/10
7 verified votes
Shangri-La (2002)
ComedyDrama
104 min
Plot Summary
Shangri-La follows the lives of a group of homeless people in Japan who run into a man who nearly commits suicide and decide to help him out of his financial troubles. Using their various ingenious resources they embark on a complex scheme to blackmail a crooked businessman, whose bankruptcy claim has put people out of work. It’s a fun romp as these seemingly homeless people manage to outsmart the very people who cast them from society.
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Keywords to include
ComedyDramaTakashi MiikeShow AikawaShiro Sano2002
Director
Takashi Miike
Top Cast
Show AikawaShiro SanoYuu TokuiMidoriko KimuraKogan Ashiya
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