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Shinjuku Incident

Where:

Tokyo Prefecture

When:

The 1990s

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

Released in 2009 — 119 minutes

Genres:

Drama Action Thriller Crime

Languages:

English Japanese Cantonese Mandarin