Sleepless Town
不夜城
Synopsis
Kenichi is a half-Japanese, half-Chinese man of the underworld. You can sell him anything except children's organs. His domain is in Kabukicho, a gangland controlled by various Shanghai gangs intent on taking control. His former partner-in-crime, Fu-Chun, is rumored to have returned to Kabukicho, having fled years earlier after killing the number two of gangland boss, Yuan. Yuan wants to get even and attempts to do so by using Kenichi.
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不夜城/Sleepless town 預告 金城武、椎名桔平、山本未來主演
Type: Trailer • Published 2011-07-01
Top Cast
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Takeshi Kaneshiro
Kenichi Ryuu
Mirai Yamamoto
Natsumi Sato
Kippei Shiina
Wu Fu-chun
Lung Sihung
Yang Weimin
Eric Tsang
Yuan Chenggui
Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei
Xiu Hong
Seijun Suzuki
Ye Xiaodan
Tomorowo Taguchi
Kenji Tozawa
Shosuke Tanihara
Chou Tianwen
Kaei Okina
Yoshimitsu Morita
Gambler
Hidekazu Nagae
Toshiya Nagasawa
Rô Naruse
Yumeka Sasaki
Kenji Takano
Xiu Jian
Toshiya Nagasawa
Sun Chun
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Lee Chi-Ngai
- Screenplay & Story
- Hisashi Nozawa
- Original Score
- Shigeru Umebayashi
- Original Title
- 不夜城
- Country of Origin
- Hong Kong, Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese, Mandarin
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Production Studios
- Toei Company, Ace Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Lee Chi-Ngai
Hisashi Nozawa, Seishu Hase, Lee Chi-Ngai
Shigeru Umebayashi
Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai
Eric Kwong Chi-Leung, Hiroshi Sunaga
Masato Hara, Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, Akira Morishige
Department Leadership Roster
Lee Chi-Ngai
Director
Hisashi Nozawa
Screenplay
Shigeru Umebayashi
Original Music Composer
Lee Chi-Ngai
Writer
Masato Hara
Producer
Yohei Taneda
Production Design
Eric Kwong Chi-Leung
Editor
Hiroshi Sunaga
Editor
Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai
Director of Photography
Akira Morishige
Producer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Sleepless Town
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Sleepless Town about?
Kenichi is a half-Japanese, half-Chinese man of the underworld. You can sell him anything except children's organs. His domain is in Kabukicho, a gangland controlled by various Shanghai gangs intent on taking control. His former partner-in-crime, Fu-Chun, is rumored to have returned to Kabukicho, having fled years earlier after killing the number two of gangland boss, Yuan. Yuan wants to get even and attempts to do so by using Kenichi.
Who directed Sleepless Town?
Sleepless Town was directed by Lee Chi-Ngai.
Who stars in Sleepless Town?
The principal cast of Sleepless Town includes Takeshi Kaneshiro, Mirai Yamamoto, Kippei Shiina, Lung Sihung, Eric Tsang.
When was Sleepless Town released and how long is it?
Sleepless Town was released in 1998 with a total runtime of 2h 2m.
Who composed the musical score for Sleepless Town?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Sleepless Town was composed by Shigeru Umebayashi.
Is Sleepless Town based on a book or true story?
Sleepless Town is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Seishu Hase".