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62% Critic Match
The City of Lost Souls
“Comes a story of love and violence spanning the globe.”
6.2 / 10• 2000• 1h 42m•NR• Japanese
ActionCrimeDrama
Storyline
Brazilian-Japanese gangster Mario rescues his Chinese girlfriend Kei as she's about to be deported from Japan. Desperate to escape, he hides in Tokyo's booming Japanese-Portuguese community and seeks passage from the country from a Russian mobster. To meet his price, they hold up a bigtime drug deal between the Chinese Mafia and the local Yakuza.
Cast & Crew
T
Teah
Mario
Lead
Michele Reis
Kei
Patricia Manterola
Lucia
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Ko
Koji Kikkawa
Fushimi
Ren Osugi
Okijima Gang Leader
Akaji Maro
Okijima Gang Member
Anatoli Krasnov
Khodoloskii
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Takashi Miike's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The City of Lost Souls is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
