Japan The Guys from Paradise is a Japan–Philippines co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
天国から来た男たち
Set in the Philippines, Takashi Miike’s “The Guys from Paradise” weaves together the stories of several real-life criminal cases. Young up-and-coming salary man Kohei Hayakawa is sent to Paradise prison on false drug charges, and assumes his lawyers will clear up this misunderstanding fairly quickly. However, he soon comes to the realization that his innocence means less than how much bribe money he’s able to come up with for his release. It becomes apparent that Kohei is going to have to get to know his fellow inmates a little better, as he’s obviously in this situation for the long haul; but meeting a female inmate from a nearby jail certainly makes his transition to the criminal life a little easier to take.
Japan × Philippines Co-Production
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Other Titles From KSS
Crime + Drama in Japan
203 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Guys from Paradise itself).
The 1999–2001 Japan Window
The Guys from Paradise holds position #105 of 205 Japan films in the 1999–2001 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
The Guys from Paradise premiered in 2000 — a quieter year for Japan cinema with only 64 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 1020 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 63 other Japan films in 2000.
The 1307th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 16% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 23th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,670 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #199 of 402 (top 50%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, Philippines |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | KSS |
| Runtime | 1h 54m |
| Release Date | October 30, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0304809 |