The Bird People in China

Chûgoku no chôjin is a movie starring Masahiro Motoki, Renji Ishibashi, and Mako. A salaryman and yakuza are each sent by their bosses to a remote Chinese village but discover more then they expected.
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.