Shinjuku Incident

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

2009 1h 59m CN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 335

DramaActionThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet.

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

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Cast

Jackie Chan
Steelhead
Naoto Takenaka
Inspector Kitano
Daniel Wu
Jie
Fan Bingbing
Lily
Xu Jinglei
Xiu Xiu / Yuko Eguchi
Masaya Katō
Toshinari Eguchi
Toru Minegishi
Koichi Muranishi
Jack Kao
Gao Jie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Derek Yee Tung-Sing
Writers: Chun Tin-Nam, Derek Yee Tung-Sing
Languages: Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, English
Countries: Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand

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MONEY

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Earned back only 36% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Derek Yee Tung-Sing, shot by Nobuyasu Kita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Peter Kam Pau-Tat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Cheung Ka-Fai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jackie Chan and Naoto Takenaka and Daniel Wu carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Derek Yee Tung-Sing directs. Nobuyasu Kita behind the camera. Peter Kam Pau-Tat scores. Cheung Ka-Fai cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand. Dialogue in Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 36% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, English.
4International production across 3 countries: Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand.
5Directed by Derek Yee Tung-Sing, shot by Nobuyasu Kita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Peter Kam Pau-Tat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Cheung Ka-Fai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jackie Chan and Naoto Takenaka and Daniel Wu carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "They destroyed his life... Now he'll destroy them all.".
10IMDB entry: tt1075419 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 9 themes, including "immigrant", "yakuza", "revenge", "drug stealing".
12Released under 14 different titles around the world.