Fuyajo

Fuyajo, also known as Sleepless Town, is a drama film released in 1998 based on a novel by Hase Seishū. A Hong Kong-Japanese co-production, it was directed by with cinematography by Arthur Wong, who won two awards for the film.

Cast

Takeshi Kaneshiro 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 as fugitives.