Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ley Lines violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Ley Lines end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Ley Lines easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Ley Lines

Name: Ley Lines
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 1999
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Kazuki Kitamura, Dan Li, Michisuke Kashiwaya, Tomorowo Taguchi, Naoto Takenaka

Directed by Takashi Miike

Produced by Daiei Film, Excellent Films

1999105 min6.4 / 10

A dark, socially conscious crime drama about marginalized youth navigating exploitation and systemic exclusion in urban Japan.

The story follows a trio of Japanese youths of Chinese descent who escape their semi-rural upbringing and relocate to Shinjuku, Tokyo, where they befriend a troubled Shanghai prostitute and fall foul of a local crime syndicate. Like many of Miike's works, the film examines the underbelly of respectable Japanese society and the problems of assimilation faced by non-ethnically Japanese people in Japan.

Clusters

Revenge Gone Wrong Monster Movies About Trauma Gangster Movies Sex Work And Prostitution

Genres

Drama Thriller Crime

Keywords

Drug Dealer Prostitute

Questions people ask

Is Ley Lines sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Ley Lines scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Ley Lines violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does Ley Lines end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Ley Lines easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.