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Takashi Mike's beautiful film is about real wonders and finding yourself in one of the strangest places in the world: where people can fly. Where life was spared from the intervention of modernity. The Japanese sales representative Wada (Masahiro Motoki) is to travel to China on behalf of a colleague. The destination of his journey are jade deposits in a small village - somewhere in the hinterland of China. The guide Shen (Mako) agrees to escort Wada there, but there is another companion; the violent Yakuza Ujiie (Renji Ishibashi). He pursues Wada because his company borrowed money from the Mafia and demands his share of the find. The three undertake a wondrous journey through the mountains of China. The best idea is to move around in a raft pulled by turtles. However, the original mission falls behind after legend has it that there is a village of flying people in the province. It was the grandfather of the beautiful Yan Si-chang (Li Li Wang), who once flew free like a bird to the sky. He was also the one who built a school of flying for the children. Although there is no proof that the people there are actually flying, Wada and Ujiie are less and less able to escape the fascination of this place. Especially Ujiie seems to fly over this view, to change more and more... To the geeks among you, the work of Takashi Miike impresses above all because of his taboo breaks. When we put The Bird People In China on our video shelves, however, completely different customers were suddenly interested in Miike: those who liked "Arthaus" above all! The work of the tireless Miikes, comprising more than 70 films, no longer comprised exclusively controversial shockers. Miikes Road Movie offers visually stunning nature shots, a few laughs and a lot of fantasy! And even an unobtrusive love story! Freedom and self-discovery are the themes of The Bird People In China. The conflict between tradition and modernity. Miike philosophizes about the effects of modern life and technology on us. The complex questions are much more interesting than possible simple answers!