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  • The Guys from Paradise (2000)
  • 114 min | Crime, Drama
The Guys from Paradise (2000)
114 min | Crime, Drama

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 ...See moreSet 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. See less
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Yôji Hayashi (based on the novel by) | Izô Hashimoto (screenplay) | Itaru Era (screenplay)
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Updated Oct 30, 2000

Release date
Jun 16, 2001 (Japan)

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13 cast members
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Kôji Kikkawa
Kôhei Hayasaka Kôhei Hayasaka   See fewer
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Katsuaki Yoshida Katsuaki Yoshida   See fewer
Ken'ichi Endô
Toshiyuki Umino Toshiyuki Umino   See fewer
Kaei Okina
Jun Sakamoto (as Hua Rong Weng) Jun Sakamoto (as Hua Rong Weng)   See fewer
Kenji Mizuhashi
Filipintaro Filipintaro   See fewer
Kazuhiko Kanayama
Koji Sugimori Koji Sugimori   See fewer
Nene Ôtsuka
Namie Mishima (as Nene Ohtsuka) Namie Mishima (as Nene Ohtsuka)   See fewer
Mai Oikawa
Miyuki Hayasaka Miyuki Hayasaka   See fewer
Hideo Sako
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