
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. While illegally emigrating to Japan, Tietou loses his Chinese documents and so cannot return to his country. He is welcomed by his countrymen who lodge and work in Shinjuku where they also help him to find illegal work. While running from a police raid through the sewage system where Chinese are illegally working, Tietou save... (Full plot summary below)
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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. While illegally emigrating to Japan, Tietou loses his Chinese documents and so cannot return to his country. He is welcomed by his countrymen who lodge and work in Shinjuku where they also help him to find illegal work. 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. Later, after an incident with his cousin, Joe, and a Taiwan gang, Tietou saves the powerful Yakuza boss Toshinari Eguchi. He is the husband of Xiu Xiu, who is now called Yuko and are parents of a little daughter. The mobster offers a dirty job to Tietou; in retribution, he promises to deliver the quarter dominated by the Taiwan gang to him. Tietou becomes the boss of the Chinese illegal immigrants. But his peaceful methods make him unpopular and Tietou starts to lose control over his men which escalates into a giant gang war.
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| Village VoiceBrian MillerDespite its Hong Kong pedigree (veteran Derek Yee directs), Shinjuku Incident forgoes flashy action scenes in favor of old-fashioned moralism. Warner Bros. could have made it in the 1930s, and that's a compliment. |
| MovieMartyr.comJeremy HeilmanShinjuku Incident strains for social significance, but it is too timidly produced to risk depicting any recognizable reality. |
| Seanax.comSean AxmakerIt's more social drama than gangster movie, but there is plenty of violence, all of it of a furiously sloppy and savage nature of street thugs. |
| User ReviewJulie FA movie that fills me with anger and happiness in some parts. |
| User ReviewPaul HA good movie and not the sort of film you would see Jackie Chan in. Worth a watch for sure |
| User ReviewAyako MVery good movie a different Jackie Chan to what everybody use too. |
| User ReviewAqmarol RThis is one of the best films of Jackie Chan. |
| User ReviewDarryll Hjackie chan isnt someone you would normaly see in a brutal gangster movie, but here he is playing a crime boss, and is mesmerising as a very dark caracter who does what he needs to get by, a brutaly violent movie but a brilliant one |
| User ReviewCaesar MFinally a non martial arts role for the infamous Jackie Chan. "Shinjuku Incident" is part gangster movie and part social drama. The film forgoes flashy action scenes in favor of old-fashioned moralism. Overall, Jackie Chan is at his finest... And that's saying a lot! |
| User ReviewRosie LJackie Proves he is a great actor. He will have a successful transition from action star to drama oscar winner. |