The Bird People in China (1998)
Original title: 中国の鳥人
The Bird People in China is a 1998 Japanese-language adventure movie directed by Takashi Miike, with a running time of 1h 58m. It stars Masahiro Motoki, Renji Ishibashi and Mako.
Wada, a salary man, is enlisted to venture off to China to investigate a potential Jade mine. After his arrival, Wada encounters a violent, yet sentimental, yakuza, who takes the liberty of joining his adventure through China. Led on their long and disastrous journey to the mine by Shen, the three men come across something even more magical and enticing.