Fuyajo
Fuyajo (also known as Sleepless Town, kanji 不夜城) is a Hong Kong-Japanese film co-production released in 1998. It was directed by Chi-Ngai Lee; cinematography by Arthur Wong, who won 2 cinematography awards[1] for the film.
Cast
- Takeshi Kaneshiro (金城 武）as Kenichi Ryuu
- Mirai Yamamoto as Natsumi Sato
- Kippei Shiina as Wu Fu-chun
- Sihung Lung as Yang Weimin
- Eric Tsang as Yuan Chenggui
- Kathy Chow as Xiu Hong
Synopsis
Fuyajo is about Kenichi who struggles within the gangster world in Kabukicho. He is despised by locals as being a "fake" Japanese, as he is half Taiwanese and half Japanese. He is framed for covering up for an old friend who murdered one of the bosses, then he meets that person's girlfriend Natsumi and they join together as fugitives.
References
- ^ "Eighteenth Hong Kong Film Awards Winners". HKFA history.