Shangri-La_
Shangri-La follows the lives of a group of homeless people in Japan who run into a man who nearly commits suicide and decide to help him out of his financial troubles. Using their various ingenious resources they embark on a complex scheme to blackmail a crooked businessman, whose bankruptcy claim has put people out of work. It’s a fun romp as these seemingly homeless people manage to outsmart the very people who cast them from society.
Starring
Show Aikawa, Shiro Sano, Yuu Tokui
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Shangri-La was released 24 years ago in 2002.
Overview
Shangri-La follows the lives of a group of homeless people in Japan who run into a man who nearly commits suicide and decide to help him out of his financial...
Shangri-La is a Comedy, Drama film with a runtime of 1h 44m.
CAST (20)
Show Aikawa
Village Headman
Shiro Sano
Kuwata
Yuu Tokui
Seisuke Umemoto
Midoriko Kimura
Fusae
KA
Kogan Ashiya
Uehara
Akaji Maro
Ookura Nagashima
Takashi Ebata
Matsui
Yojin Hino
Takeda
Toshiki Ayata
Etô
Shigeru Muroi
Mari
YA
Yûji Aoki
Attorney
TI
Tsutomu Itô
Miyako Kawahara
MK
Masumi Kiyota
KK
Kazuhiro Kuwata
SO
Shou Ohkura
Worker
Ayumu Saito
ST
Shintarô Takado
YT
Yuuji Tatsumi
Houka Kinoshita
Umekawa
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Shangri-La about?
Shangri-La follows the lives of a group of homeless people in Japan who run into a man who nearly commits suicide and decide to help him out of his financial troubles. Using their various ingenious resources they embark on a complex scheme to blackmail a crooked businessman, whose bankruptcy claim has put people out of work. It’s a fun romp as these seemingly homeless people manage to outsmart the very people who cast them from society.
How long is Shangri-La?
Shangri-La has a runtime of 104 minutes (1h 44m).
Who stars in Shangri-La?
The cast of Shangri-La includes Show Aikawa, Shiro Sano, Yuu Tokui, Midoriko Kimura, Kogan Ashiya.
What is the rating of Shangri-La?
Shangri-La has a rating of 7.3 out of 10 based on 8 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Comedy
Drama