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Shangri-La

Shangri-La

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 3, 2002

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

User Score

74%

Original Title

金融破滅ニッポン 桃源郷の人々

Director

Takashi Miike

Description

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.