![all posters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w140/files/images/film/posters/000/021/21987_e2adb3.jpg)
Directed by:
Shunji IwaiCinematography:
Noboru ShinodaComposer:
小林武史Cast:
Hiroshi Mikami, Ayumi Itō, Yôsuke Eguchi, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Kaori Momoi, ミッキー・カーチス, Tomorowo Taguchi, Shiek Mahmud-Bey, Ken Mitsuishi, Nene Ōtsuka (more)Plots(1)
In a fantasy time long ago, when the yen was the strongest currency in the world, there was a Japanese city that immigrants called "Yen Town". The Japanese resented the name and discriminated against the immigrants, calling them "Yen Thieves". This is a story about foreign "Yen Thieves" who believe the Japanese yen will help their dreams come true. So they come to the city to fulfill their dreams. (Tokyo International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Hiroshi Mikami](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/392/159392774_e0ead2.jpg)
Hiroshi Mikami
Japan
Best movies:
Tokyo Pop (1988)
Swallowtail & Butterfly (1996)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
![Ayumi Itō](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/381/161381820_3b7538.jpg)
Ayumi Itō
Japan
Best movies:
Swallowtail & Butterfly (1996)
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)
Solanin (2010)
![Yôsuke Eguchi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/085/168085764_tc9i1p.jpg)
Yôsuke Eguchi
Japan
Best movies:
Tomoko Yamaguchi
Japan
Best movies:
Swallowtail & Butterfly (1996)
Ponyo (2008)
Biriken (1996)
![Kaori Momoi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274774_97fcd1.jpg)
Kaori Momoi
Japan
Best movies:
Kagemusha (1980)
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)
![ミッキー・カーチス](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/966/157966705_6d24a0.jpg)
ミッキー・カーチス
Japan
Best movies:
Swallowtail & Butterfly (1996)
Fires on the Plain (1959)
Blues Harp (1998)
![Tomorowo Taguchi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/359/166359792_98d634.jpg)
Tomorowo Taguchi
Japan
Best movies:
By Player (2000)
Love Letter (1995)
Switching - Goodbye Me (2007)
Shiek Mahmud-Bey
Best movies:
Swallowtail & Butterfly (1996)
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing (1997) (TV movie)
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
![Ken Mitsuishi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/562/164562995_3d9269.jpg)
Ken Mitsuishi
Japan
Best movies:
Eureka (2000)
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Love Letter (1995)
![Nene Ōtsuka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/515/515891_3dbc4c.jpg)
Nene Ōtsuka
Japan
Best movies:
The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker (2007)
Swallowtail & Butterfly (1996)
Vacation (2007)
![Tetsu Watanabe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/147/172/147172553_372328.jpg)
Tetsu Watanabe
Japan
Best movies:
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Fireworks (1997)
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (1990)
![Atsurō Watabe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/537/158537495_a6c2fb.png)
Atsurō Watabe
Japan
Best movies:
Love Exposure (2008)
Swallowtail & Butterfly (1996)
Three... Extremes (2004)
Keiichi Suzuki
Japan
Best movies:
Love Letter (1995)
Swallowtail & Butterfly (1996)
Picnic (1996)
![山崎一](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/352/160352681_80988d.jpg)
山崎一
Japan
Best movies:
Swallowtail & Butterfly (1996)
Midnight Sun (2006)
Bayside Shakedown (1998)
Kaori Fujii
Japan
Best movies:
Swallowtail & Butterfly (1996)
Tokyo Fist (1995)
April Story (1998)
北見敏之
Japan
Best movies:
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Swallowtail & Butterfly (1996)
Tokyo! (2008)
![洞口依子](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/144/168144977_1d3jaf.jpg)
洞口依子
Japan
Best movies:
Love Exposure (2008)
Swallowtail & Butterfly (1996)
Dandelion (1985)
![塩見三省](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/109/161109424_cc177f.jpg)
塩見三省
Japan
Best movies:
Eureka (2000)
Love Letter (1995)
Swallowtail & Butterfly (1996)
Kenji Kohashi
Japan
Best movies:
Swallowtail & Butterfly (1996)
Azumi (2003)
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
![水上竜士](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/363/161363662_e17677.jpg)
水上竜士
Japan
Best movies:
Awaking (2006)
Swallowtail & Butterfly (1996)
The Thin Red Line (1998)