Sleepless Town
1998, Japanese. Directed by Lee Chi-Ngai.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Lee Chi-NgaiDirector
- Takeshi KaneshiroKenichi Ryuu
- Mirai YamamotoNatsumi Sato
- Kippei ShiinaWu Fu-chun
- Lung SihungYang Weimin
- Eric Tsang Chi-waiYuan Chenggui
- Kathy Chow Hoi-MeiXiu Hong
- Seijun SuzukiYe Xiaodan
- Tomorowo TaguchiKenji Tozawa
- Shosuke TaniharaChou Tianwen
- Kaei OkinaCast
- Yoshimitsu MoritaGambler
- Hidekazu NagaeCast
Details
- Released
- 27 June 1998
- Original title
- 不夜城
- Country
- Hong Kong, Japan
- Written by
- Hisashi Nozawa, Lee Chi-Ngai
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How long is Sleepless Town?
Sleepless Town runs 122 minutes (2h 2m).
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Which OTT platform is Sleepless Town on?
Sleepless Town isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 June 1998. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
What movies are like Sleepless Town?
If you liked Sleepless Town, try Killer Heat, In Secret, Blue Story.
Who directed Sleepless Town?
Sleepless Town (1998) was directed by Lee Chi-Ngai and stars Takeshi Kaneshiro, Mirai Yamamoto, Kippei Shiina.