The Bird People in China (中国の鳥人) 25 years old

The children of the sky.

The Bird People in China

Wada, a salary man, is enlisted to venture off to China to investigate a potential Jade mine. After his arrival, Wada encounters a violent, yet sentimental, yakuza, who takes the liberty of joining his adventure through China. Led on their long and disastrous journey to the mine by Shen, the three men come across something even more magical and enticing.

Credits

The Bird People in China Cast

Name Character
Yuichi Minato He was 64, now 89 years old
Masahiro Motoki He was 33, now 58 years old as Wada
Renji Ishibashi He was 57, now 82 years old as Ujiie
Michiko Kichise She was 24, now 49 years old
Tomohiko Okuda
Manzô Shinra
Li Li Wang as Si-chang Yan
Mako She was 64, 72 years old when she died as Shen

The Bird People in China Crew

Name Department
Kôji Endô as Original Music Composer. He was 35 (now 60) years old Sound
Yasushi Shimamura as Editor. Editing
Toshiaki Nakazawa as Producer. Production
Masa Nakamura as Screenplay. Writing
Keiko Mitsumatsu as Production Design. Art
Takashi Miike as Director. He was 38 (now 63) years old Directing
Yasuhiko Furusato as Producer. Production
Hideo Yamamoto as Director of Photography. He was 30 (now 55) years old Camera
Makoto Shiina as Novel. He was 53 (now 79) years old Writing
Seiha Ohji as Producer. Production
The Bird People in China poster
The Bird People in China (25 years)

The children of the sky.

  • Release day: Wednesday, June 10, 1998
  • Runtime: 118 minutes