The Bird People of China


1h 58m 1997

Brief Synopsis

A businessman with a laptop computer, an irritable yakuza hitman with a hair-trigger temper, and a guide with an exceedingly poor memory wander through rural China in search of jade and a mythical village.

Film Details

Also Known As
Bird People of China, Chugoku no Chojin
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1997

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 58m

Synopsis

A businessman with a laptop computer, an irritable yakuza hitman with a hair-trigger temper, and a guide with an exceedingly poor memory wander through rural China in search of jade and a mythical village.

Film Details

Also Known As
Bird People of China, Chugoku no Chojin
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1997

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 58m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 1998 Hawaii International Film Festival.

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States May 1999

Released in United States November 1998

Released in United States on Video November 16, 2004

Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 6-13, 1998.

Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Dragons and Tigers) September 26 - October 12, 1998.)

Released in United States May 1999 (Shown at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (Closing Night) May 13-20, 1999.)

Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at Hawaii International Film Festival November 6-13, 1998.)

Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.)

Released in United States on Video November 16, 2004

Shown at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (Closing Night) May 13-20, 1999.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Dragons and Tigers) September 26 - October 12, 1998.