We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Film censorship in china involves the banning of films deemed unsuitable for release or the. Rent shinjuku incident 2009 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Shinjuku incident is an attempt to reclaim a sense of dignity in chans international career and smooth over the ruffled feathers of a nowcautious hong kong audience.
Inspector lee and detective carter are back in action as they head to paris to protect a french woman with knowledge of the triads secret leaders. Jackie chan is my most favorite asian actor, all of his films are absolutely brilliant, all ways jam packed full of action from start to finish, the man is a hero always known for his comedy and action stunts, this film is set in tokyo in the shinjuku district, chinese imigrants looking for work in japan find it hard to make a living some dont make it some fall to the underworld and then. Shinjuku incident feels less like an illegal immigrant drama than it does an allstar gangster thriller featuring a serious performance from jackie chan. They are shunned by the mainstream society, hounded by the yakuza, and go about. Shinjuku incident is a 2009 hong kong crime drama film written and directed by derek yee, and also starring jackie chan. The film was described by ronald bergan of the guardian as an explosive agitprop movie equating sexual liberation with revolution, whose impact has cooled only marginally. Fresh after his painful buffoonery in the spy next door, jackie chan tacks the opposite direction in this tough yet. But jackie chan doesnt just play jackie chan like he always does. Each has a dream of a better life, but most will encounter only prejudice and oppression. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic.
Jackie chan in shinjuku incident 2010 movie moviefone. The french revolution by hilaire belloc free ebook. Provocative, compelling and underscored with hardhitting action, this pulsepounding thriller explodes with tension, and delivers a careerdefining performance from international actionsuperstar, jackie chan. He is welcomed by his countrymen who lodge and work in shinjuku where they also help him to find illegal work. In a reimagined history of the french revolution, the guillotines future inventor uncovers a disease that drives the aristocracy to. He teams up with a group of chinese workers who help him get a roof, some manual labour and sharing a tricks on how to survive living shadowy live. While running from a police raid through the sewage system where chinese are illegally working, tietou saves inspector kitano from drowning in the dirty water. Buy shinjuku incident bluray uncut version hong kong version at with free international shipping. Levy 2001, a prominent french philosopher and sociologist, defines. In fact, steelhead doesnt know any kung fu at all and also isnt anyone who likes to. Shinjuku incident ethnic chinese gangs stumble as they cross swords with the japanese mafia in jackie chan starrer shinjuku incident, an overambitious, narratively untidy urban crimer.
Jackie chan admirably acts more here than he performs action stunts. 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. Shinjuku incident 2009 derek yee cineasia trailer hd. After providing a deadly service to a powerful yakuza crime boss, steelheads rise to mafia power spirals rapidly out of control as hes given reign. Looking for his lost love, a chinese man heads to tokyo where he reluctantly becomes a yakuza hit man after learning that she married into the mob. Later, after an incident with his cousin, joe, and a taiwan gang, tietou saves the powerful yakuza boss toshinari eguchi. Jackie chan does a complete volte face with respect to his screen persona in a movie that fails to lift itself above the ordinary. However, shinjuku incident is hit and miss, as it spreads itself thin with too much plot and characters while the direction is bombastic and clumsy in its overstylization at times. His life descends into darkness, and petty crime escalates to murder. He is the husband of xiu xiu, who is now called yuko and are parents of a little daughter. In a reimagined history of the french revolution, the guillotines future inventor uncovers a disease that drives the aristocracy to murder.
Steelhead is an illegal chinese immigrant in japan who comes to tokyo to find his childhood sweetheart xiu xiu. Perhaps the film would have been better served with an actor like lau chingwan or francis ng in the lead role basically, a guy whose presence wouldnt have overshadowed the proceedings. Hundreds of chinese refugees wash up on japans wakasa bay. The french revolution has ceased to be the paradigm case of. Steelhead is a chinese laborer who comes to japan hoping for a better life. The scenes of violence and torture may not be for every viewers taste, but the shinjuku incident is a rewarding experience for those viewers exploring. Pdf mapping urban complexity in an asian context researchgate. San qiang pai an jing qi a woman a gun and a noodle shop aka the first gun. This is an alphabetical list of film articles or sections within articles about films. Icas 6 will be held in daejeon south korea from 69 august 2009.
Shinjuku incident trailer hd international youtube. Industrial revolution and all the social and economic changes. The chinese migrant communities in tokyo live shadowy lives. A farmer known as steelhead jackie chan, goes to japan and finds the woman he loves married to a yakuza underboss. Shinjuku incident 2009 posters the movie database tmdb. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The trailer for shinjuku incident superstar jackie chan stars in this actionpacked crime drama as an immigrant looking for honest work, who soon finds himself a rising mafia crime boss battling the shadowy underworld of asias most ruthless gangs. The film was originally to be released on 25 september 2008 but. The film was distributed by chans own film company, jce movies limited.
Rent shinjuku incident 2009 starring jackie chan and naoto takenaka on dvd and bluray. Shinjuku incident guerre des gangs a tokyo film 2009. The description on its description page there is shown below. Shared cultural heritage of japan and the netherlands rijksdienst. As steelhead, a taciturn mechanic who endures the punishing life of illegal chinese immigrants in japan while looking for a missing sweetheart, chan drops his trademark balletic. Balkenende in october 2009 who visited japan as a state guest on. Jackie chan in shinjuku incident 2010 a chinese worker in japan becomes the leader of an illegal immigrant gang. Heavy metal magazine is a magazine that gets a new issue every 34 months that collects various. Shinjuku city, which is located near the center of the 23 cities of tokyo drainage. The story of shinjuku incident sounds like the premise for some impressive jackie chan stunts and numerous fights.
With the tenyear cultural revolution, film industry was singled out as a target for public criticism. Shinjuku inshidento is a 2009 hong kong crime drama film written and directed by derek yee, and also starring jackie chan. In china, the poor worker tietou repairs tractors and misses his sweetheart xiu xiu, back in japan, she having never sent any news to her family or him. Shinjuku incident widescreen, ac3, dolby on movies unlimited. If you want to start a main shinjukuincident page, just click the edit button above. Shinjuku incident, 2009, hong kong, banned for being too violent when. Shinjuku incident is an action film where jackie chan can.
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