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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 69GoodWatch 69
Letterboxd · 270 ratings3.4/5
IMDb6.8
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100104Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
2002
August 3, 2002
24 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
and 8 moreDirecting · 2
- Takashi Miike Director
- Fumiaki Kato Other
Writing · 2
- Masakuni Takahashi Screenplay
- Yûji Aoki Novel
Production · 9
- Tsuneo Ochi Executive Producer
- Tsutomu Tsuchikawa Executive Producer
- Kazushi Miki Producer
- Motomu Tomita Producer
- Yoichi Arishige Producer
- Shusaku Matsuoka Producer
Camera · 1
- Hideo Yamamoto Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Yasushi Shimamura Editor
Sound · 3
- Koji Endo Original Music Composer
- Kenji Shibasaki Sound Effects Editor
- Yoshiya Obara Other
Art · 1
- Akira Ishige Production Design
Lighting · 1
- Akira Ono Lighting Technician
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