| Plastic City | |
|---|---|
 Hong Kong release poster | |
| Directed by | Yu Lik-wai |
| Starring | Anthony Wong Joe Odagiri Domingos Antonio |
| Cinematography | Lai Yiu-fai |
| Edited by | Wenders Li |
| Music by | Yoshihiro Hanno |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Bitters End (Japan) Paris Filmes (Brazil) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Countries | Brazil China Hong Kong Japan |
| Languages | Mandarin Portuguese Japanese |
| Budget | R$ 5,5 million[1] |
Plastic City (Chinese: 荡寇; pinyin: Dangkou) is a 2008 Brazilian-Chinese-Hong Kong-Japanese thriller film directed by Yu Lik-wai.[2]
Plot
[edit]Set in the traditional neighborhood of Liberdade in downtown São Paulo, Plastic City has an immense Eastern community that was established over the years as protagonist, people who are seeking for a land of opportunity and a place for new business – legal or illegal. It is in the midst of Chinese cultural traditions and the chaos of urban life that the immigrant Yuda and his son Kirin are commanding a piracy mafia in Brazil, but this empire went into decline when they were threatened by a powerful organization with strong international influences.[3][4][5]
Cast
[edit]- Anthony Wong as Yuda
- Joe Odagiri as Kirin
- Domingos Antonio as Federal Agent
- Alessandro Azevedo as Camacho
- Ricardo Bittencourt as Guilhermo
- Chao Chen as Yanno
- Rodrigo dos Santos as Marquito
- Barbara Garcia as Black Dancer
- Huang Yi as Ocho
- Renata Jesion as Reporter
- Hiyan Kubagawa as Kirin 5 Years
- Tainá Müller as Rita
- Eliseu Paranhos as Sheriff
- Antônio Petrin as Coelho
- David Pond as Uncle Tong
- Felipe Eduardo Salvador as Chapinha
- Babu Santana as Beto
- Thogun as Ignacio
References
[edit]- ^ "Home".
- ^ Torontoist (2008-09-04). "TIFF 2008: Preview". Torontoist. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ "Filme | Plastic City - Cidade de Plástico (Dangkou) | CinePOP".
- ^ "Film Review: Plastic City". The Hollywood Reporter. 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ Marshall, Lee. "Plastic City (Dangkou)". Screendaily. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- Plastic City at IMDb
- Plastic City at Rotten Tomatoes
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