The Bird People in China 1998 123movies

Watch: 中国の鳥人 1998 123movies, Full Movie Online – A young Japanese salaryman is sent by his company to a remote Chinese village to evaluate precious Jade that is found there but before he arrives he meets up with yakuza who was sent to tail him to protect his boss’s interest in the company. When the men finally arrive their mission becomes sidetracked by their interest in a mysterious young village girl, her haunting English language song and the secret that makes men fly like birds..
Plot: 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.
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	7.4/10 Votes: 4,775
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Reviews:

A magical mystery tour
“The Bird People in China” is one of those films you hear very little about, but that piques your curiosity after reading the synopsis. And then you watch it and realize what a gem it is.

Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike is renowned for his ultra-violent films. This is a delightful departure for him and proves what a tremendously versatile director he is. Yes, there are some snippets of violence, including a rather brutal machete attack. But that’s all offset by the film’s wonderfully whimsical nature.

The film revolves around a Japanese businessman sent to a remote Chinese village to inspect the jade mines for his company. Along for the ride is a yakuza man to ensure the businessman’s company’s debt is paid off.

The film not only chronicles their colorful journey – those turtles must be seen to be believed – but then taps into the characters’ psyches as they reach the village and suddenly find themselves trapped there. These two disparate men both find themselves enchanted by this magical place.

I won’t give away much more of the story because you really should watch this film. Miike injects magical realism into his story and some moments are beautiful in every sense of the word. There’s also plenty of humor. The van scene is positively hilarious, especially given the driver’s deadpan reaction.

The film’s very much about our need to dream. But it also tackles important issues such as the encroachment of civilization and the importance of keeping some places pristine and innocent, no matter how valuable they might be to the rest of the world.

If you like interesting foreign-language films that open a whole new world, then do yourself a favor, see this film. You will not be disappointed.

A good but mediocre try
Not boring to me and not empty, but disappointing. Why?

1) Flashing images of Yakuza “dream sequence” – it spoils the atmosphere and is simply tense and harmful for the eyes of the viewer. Come on, Miike, it’s not “Koroshiya 1”. 2) Violence that takes place from time to time – it’s out of place. In “Rainy Dog” it’s fine, but not here. 3) Unfunny funny stuff. A van falling apart is something too hackneyed (cf. Takeshi Kitano comedies, American cinema & cartoons) to be funny, while it’s often mentioned as the “peak” of this comedy. 4) Too little of actual flying. If it’s supposed that the kids can fly in that distant area, show some footage, at least from distance (if you have a very limited budget). Not just a few seconds of that before the final credits. 5) The connection with the real world (the poem-ballad taken from the history and the war plane that had crashed into the pond) is destroying the eerie feel of the production – would prefer the verse created specifically for this movie and the connection to the wild nature (why not actual birds?), not to the downed plane of the WWI or WWII times.

It’s got to be tweaked to become an excellent movie: more nature, less quirky violence, more funny and natural jokes, and more actual flying. To my view, Japanese “Dreams” & “Dolls” and Russian “Stalker” surpass this one in every aspect, while dealing with similar topics.

A 5 out of 10 – a good but mediocre try. Thanks for attention.

Other Information:

Original Language ja
Runtime 1 hr 58 min (118 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated TV-PG
Genre Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Director Takashi Miike
Writer Makoto Shiina, Masa Nakamura
Actors Masahiro Motoki, Renji Ishibashi, Mako
Country Japan
Awards 4 wins & 1 nomination
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Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
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Negative Format 35 mm
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Printed Film Format 35 mm