Film2009119 min

Shinjuku Incident

Name: Shinjuku Incident
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2009
Duration: 119 min
Cast: Jackie Chan, Naoto Takenaka, Daniel Wu, Xu Jinglei, Fan Bingbing

Taste attributes: actioncrimedramathrillermafia/gangsterunsavouryheavylineargrittyemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"They destroyed his life... Now he'll destroy them all."

Boxlist takeA morally murky, heavy crime thriller: low-key and gritty. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.7 /10

TMDB · 168 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Steelhead is a Chinese laborer who comes to Japan hoping for a better life. Unable to find honest work and bullied into the shadows with his fellow Chinese illegal immigrants, he soon finds himself ascending as the boss of a black market mob. After providing a deadly service to a powerful Yakuza crime boss, Steelhead’s rise to mafia power spirals rapidly out of control as he’s given reign over the dangerous and lucrative Shinjuku district.

Synopsis: TMDB