Hong Kong Synopsis
不夜城
Kenichi is a half-Japanese, half-Chinese man of the underworld. You can sell him anything except children's organs. His domain is in Kabukicho, a gangland controlled by various Shanghai gangs intent on taking control. His former partner-in-crime, Fu-Chun, is rumored to have returned to Kabukicho, having fled years earlier after killing the number two of gangland boss, Yuan. Yuan wants to get even and attempts to do so by using Kenichi.
The 1997–1999 Hong Kong Window
53 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Sleepless Town sits at position #12.
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The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sleepless Town premiered. 215 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #183 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #95 of 311 (top 31%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | Toei Company, Ace Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 2m |
| Release Date | June 27, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0169929 |