Shin is a Japanese university student living a boring and meaningless life. One day, he spots a book titled Dangerous Ways to Walk the World, in which he finds a page written about hazards in New-York. Eager to get out, he jets off to New-York to find this inspiration.
Direction
Sono's handheld chaos captures genuine NYC underground.
Acting
Joe Odagiri's deadpan against Jai West's unhinged Lee.
Director
Sion Sono
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot guerrilla-style in NYC with Sono's own money after Japanese producers bailed.
The 'Dangerous Ways' book references real Japanese travelogues that romanticized global slumming.
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