Unknown pleasures [videorecording] / Office Kitano, Lumen Films, E-Pictures present a T-Mark, Inc., Hu Tong Communication production in association with Bitters End, a film by Jia Zhang-ke ; producers, Shozo Ichiyama, Li Kit-ming ; director/scriptwriter, Jia Zhang-ke.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. Zhao Tao, Zhao Wei Wei, Wu Qiong.
Summary:
Follows two 19-year-olds, Bin Bin and Xiao Ji, as they wander the streets and hang out in pool halls, dance clubs and karaoke bars looking for excitement. Sparks fly when Xiao Ji meets a beautiful dancer and Bin Bin begins a romantic liaison with a young student. After watching American crime movies, the temptation for easy money becomes too much and in a final attempt to break free, the two embark on a half-baked plan to rob a bank.
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