The Guys from Paradise

The Guys from Paradise
Directed by	Takashi Miike
Written by	Screenplay: Itaru Era, Izō Hashimoto Novel: Yōji Hayashi
Starring	Koji Kikkawa Nene Otsuka Kenichi Endo
Music by	Koji Kikkawa Tomoyuki Konishi
Cinematography	Hideo Yamamoto
Edited by	Yasushi Shimamura
Distributed by	Nikkatsu and Hammers
Release dates	June 16, 2001 (2001-06-16)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese English

The Guys from Paradise (天国から来た男たち, Tengoku Kara Kita Otoko-tachi) is a 2001 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike, adapted from the novel by Yōji Hayashi.^[1][2]

Cast

• Kenichi Endo as Toshiyuki Umino
• Kazuhiko Kanayama as Kōji Sugimori
• Koji Kikkawa as Kōhei Hayakawa
• Toshiyuki Kitami as Tadashi Yabumoto
• Kenji Mizuhashi as Philippines Tarō
• Mai Oikawa as Miyuki Hayasaka (Kōhei's wife)
• Mitsuhiro Oikawa as Kashiwagi
• Nene Otsuka as Namie Mishima
• Hideo Sako
• Naoto Takenaka as a mysterious man
• Hua Rong Weng as Jun Sakamoto
• Tsutomu Yamazaki as Katsuaki Yoshida
• Monsour Del Rosario

Other credits

• Produced by
  • Sonny Cabalda - line producer: Philippines unit
  • Renzo Cruz - producer: Philippines unit
  • Donnie Gonzales - supervising producer: Philippines unit
  • Masanobu Hamasaki - executive producer
  • Yue Hayashi - producer
  • Miyoshi Hikawa - producer
• Production Design: Tatsuo Ozeki
• Makeup Department
  • Laila Baum .... key hair and makeup stylist: Philippines unit
• Production Management: Ulysses Formanez - production manager: Philippines unit
• Assistant Directors
  • Lito Mena .... assistant director: Philippines
  • Jojo Salamante .... assistant director: Philippines
  • Leo Valdez .... assistant director: Philippines
• Art Department
  • Winky Gonzales .... art director: Philippines
  • Ramon Nicdao .... set decorator: Philippines
  • Ruben Arthur Nicdao .... production designer: Philippines
• Sound Department
  • Yoshiya Obara .... sound
  • Kenji Shibazaki .... sound effects
• Special Effects by
• Apeng Salen .... special effects: Philippines unit

other

• Lisa Araki .... interpreter: Philippines
• Mario Belasquez .... interpreter: Philippines
• Jojo Bineda .... interpreter: Philippines
• Marvin Cruz .... office staff: Philippines
• Victoria Custodio .... interpreter: Philippines
• Lino Dalay .... wardrobe master: Philippines
• Karen Ann Domingo .... production assistant: Philippines
• Karyll Endaya .... production assistant: Philippines
• Mildred Formanez .... armorer: Philippines
• Sonia Lago .... interpreter: Philippines
• Efren Laihee .... transportation coordinator: Philippines
• Masaharu Oomi .... timing
• Narding Ortega .... schedule master: Philippines
• Alvin Palencia .... production assistant: Philippines
• Lulu Penarroyo .... interpreter: Philippines
• Rudy Ramirez .... fight choreographer: Philippines
• Jasmine Rellosa .... field cashier: Philippines
• Janice Reyes .... production secretary: Philippines
• Mar Sacdalan .... chief of security: Philippines
• Melissa Sibayan .... production assistant: Philippines
• Roland Siglos .... interpreter: Philippines
• Cherry Sy .... production assistant: Philippines
• Alex Toledo .... production assistant: Philippines
• Marie Yamamoto .... interpreter: Philippines

References

External links

• The Guys from Paradise at the Internet Movie Database
• 天国から来た男たち(2001) at allcinema (Japanese)
• 天国から来た男たち at KINENOTE (Japanese)