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Summary

Tourists, foreigners and outcasts converge on the streets of Osaka in this sprawling ensemble drama by Japan-based, Malaysia-born filmmaker Lim Kah Wai. His eighth feature explores the lesser-known aspects of the Asian melting pot city through the eyes and experiences of a dozen characters who struggle to find their place in society: among them a Nepali refugee with dreams of opening a restaurant, a Burmese student struggling to make ends meet while working two jobs, and a Taiwanese sex tourist who travels to meet his favorite adult video actress.

Details

Release Date: November 19, 2021

Runtime: 158 minutes

Genres: Drama, Comedy


Osaka Trilogy by Lim Kah Wai

  • New World

    New World

    Coco, a Beijing modern girl wants to spend a romantic and fancy Christmas vacation in Osaka. However the place where she gets in is Shinsekai ( "New World" in English, is an old neighbourhood located next to south Osaka city's downtown "Minami " area, as known as one of the most poorest and dangerous area in Osaka.)When she arrives there, she starts feeling regret and frustrated by the encounters and the landscapes which are far beyond her expectation. Suddenly she is involved in an incident surrounds a Chinese family there, meanwhile she starts fascinated by Shinsekai through her wondering. In this short and unusual Christmas vacation, Coco discovers a "Japan " she never knows and a "China" that she is not familiar with.

  • Fly Me to Minami

    Fly Me to Minami

    In Fly Me to Minami, Lim’s fourth feature film and follow-up to his Stateless Trilogy, two transnational love stories intersect. The first of these stories is between Sherine, a fashion magazine editor from Hong Kong, and Tatsuya, an amateur photographer in Osaka. The second is between Seol-a, a Korean flight attendant, and Shinsuke, a married Korean-Japanese shopkeeper in Osaka’s Korea Town.

  • Come and Go

    Come and Go

    Tourists, foreigners and outcasts converge on the streets of Osaka in this sprawling ensemble drama by Japan-based, Malaysia-born filmmaker Lim Kah Wai. His eighth feature explores the lesser-known aspects of the Asian melting pot city through the eyes and experiences of a dozen characters who struggle to find their place in society: among them a Nepali refugee with dreams of opening a restaurant, a Burmese student struggling to make ends meet while working two jobs, and a Taiwanese sex tourist who travels to meet his favorite adult video actress.


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Cast

  • Lee Kang-sheng

    Lee Kang-sheng

    Xiao Kang

  • Manami Usamaru

    Manami Usamaru

    Mayumi

  • Liên Bỉnh Phát

    Liên Bỉnh Phát

    Nam

  • Makiko Watanabe

    Makiko Watanabe

    Yoshiko Tomioka

  • Seiji Chihara

    Seiji Chihara

    Katsuhiko Tomioka

  • Mousam Gurung

    Mousam Gurung

    Mousan

  • Nang Tracy

    Nang Tracy

    Mimi

  • JC Chee

    JC Chee

    William

  • Jakujaku Katsura

    Jakujaku Katsura

    Shinji Iida

  • David Siu Chung-Hang

    David Siu Chung-Hang

    Chang Liang

  • Shogen

    Shogen

    Ryuji Sawada

  • Lee Tae-rim

    Lee Tae-rim

    Lee

  • Orson Mochizuki

    Orson Mochizuki

    Kenji

  • Gouzi

    Gouzi

    Lao Huang

  • Suzu Honjo

    Suzu Honjo

    Self

  • Nobu Morimoto

    Nobu Morimoto

    Principal of the Japanese Language School

  • Nagiko Tsuji

    Nagiko Tsuji

    Participant in the Demonstration

  • Chieko Misaka

    Chieko Misaka

    Chang's wife

  • Ryushin Tei

    Ryushin Tei

    Nightclub Customer

  • Takuma Nagao

    Takuma Nagao

    Nightclub Manager

  • Yuki Kitagawa

    Yuki Kitagawa

    Supporter of Refugees

  • Chise Niitsu

    Chise Niitsu

    Chang's Daughter

  • Yuki Tayama

    Yuki Tayama

    Bar Proprietress

  • Nanaho Otsuka

    Nanaho Otsuka

    Girl in Adult Cafe Matching a Man and Woman

  • Jin Arai

    Jin Arai

    Manager in Adult Cafe Matching a Man and Woman

  • Aya Sakura

    Aya Sakura

    Supporter of Refugees

  • Eva Hadashi

    Eva Hadashi

    Student from Ukraine

  • Hiroyuki Toritani

    Hiroyuki Toritani

    Iida's Son

  • Tadashi Suzuki

    Tadashi Suzuki

    Yakuza

  • Masahiko Aoki

    Masahiko Aoki

  • Kouki Okayama

    Kouki Okayama

    Business Partner

  • Mineko Okukubo

    Mineko Okukubo

    TV Announcer

  • Liuming Mizuno

    Liuming Mizuno

    Massage Parlor Manager

  • Jinya Futamura

    Jinya Futamura

    Participant in the Demonstration

  • Mari Tanabe

    Mari Tanabe

    TV Reporter

  • Seikoh Yoshida

    Seikoh Yoshida

    Clerk at a Grocery Store

  • Manabu Kurita

    Manabu Kurita

    Factory Manager

  • Hironobu Tanaka

    Hironobu Tanaka

    Grocery Store Manager

  • Jun Amanto

    Jun Amanto

    Self