Hong Kong Sleepless Town is a Hong Kong–Japan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
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.
Hong Kong × Japan Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×Japan titles
Other Titles From Toei Company
Drama + Romance in Hong Kong
90 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Sleepless Town itself).
The 1997–1999 Hong Kong Window
Sleepless Town holds position #12 of 53 Hong Kong films in the 1997–1999 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Hong Kong, 215 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sleepless Town premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Hong Kong films in 1998.
The 475th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 21% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity (63th percentile) outruns review volume (21th) — a trending, discussed title among Hong Kong films.
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 |