The stores are organized well and the employees are helpful. Shinjuku incident is an action film where jackie chan cant fight. Yet, its most interesting when it depicts chans character as hypocritical in his morality. Shinjuku incident trailer hd international youtube. The premise has chan, as a character nicknamed steelhead for his work early on in the film as a laborer, coming to japan to work menial jobs and find a girl he knew in his village.
Derek yee surely isnt a noname among hong kong directors as he has been responsible for the also very dark one night in mongkok, the wonderful romantic drama lost in time or 2 young. The theme about chinese immigrants and their struggle is a familiar one in hong kong cinema. Jejeanne altersans noble phantasm covered the area around us. Feb 09, 2010 the chinese migrant communities in tokyo live shadowy lives. Ah, no, please dont hit me with the holy sword and listen to me for a bit. The important point is how slow and ultimately pointless a lot of the movie ends up being. The contents are different from the knowledge of shinjuku that has been given to me, but the framework or in other words, the buildings that make up the city are mostly unchanged. If youre in tokyo, the answer is the south shinjuku store of kinokuniya books, near shinjuku station. There were accomplices, and the shinjuku ward office was suspected of giving approval for the murders. Steelhead jackie chan gets offered a monetary thank you from lily fan bingbing only to return it immediately. Rent shinjuku incident 2009 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
Acidente em shinjuku e um filme honcongues, do genero drama, dirigido por derek yee e estrelado por jackie chan sendo lancado em 2009. A simple chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet. The most memorable character was daniel wu as jie as nicks. The shinjuku incident is a drama about illegal chinese immigrants.
Shinjuku incident trailer 2010 the trailer for shinjuku incident. Kinokuniya books south shinjuku shibuya, tokyo japan. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world shinjuku station and the tokyo metropolitan government building, the administration centre for the government of tokyo. The first shinjuku incident trailer in hd jackie chan production derek yee film. Shinjuku is the busiest train station in the world.
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. Japanese exsoldier yoshio kodaira raped and murdered ten women. Nonetheless, shinjuku incident is still a well done gangster thriller with its upsides which actually make it an enrichment for hong kong cinema. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the shinjuku incident near you. 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. Derek yee one nite in mongkok directs action superstar jackie chan in shinjuku incident, a gripping and violent crime thriller that ranks among 2009s most eagerly anticipated hong kong films. Kinokuniyas south shinjuku store is located about an 8minute walk from the new south exit of jr shinjuku station.
Nothing truly new or outstanding is brought to the table and the few shining moments are nearly lost under what is one of jackie chans biggest failed stunts, drama. Steelhead jackie chan gets offered a monetary thank you from lily fan bingbing only to. Shinjuku incident is an attempt to reclaim a sense of dignity in chans international. Jun 23, 2010 watch the clip titled hostess bar for the film shinjuku incident 2010. Buy shinjuku incident bluray uncut version hong kong version at with free international shipping. First class brian eisch is critically wounded in afghanistan, it sets him and his sons on a journey of love, loss, redemption and legacy. The chinese migrant communities in tokyo live shadowy lives. 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. Shinjuku incident is an action film where jackie chan can. In addition to a wealth of popular titles, it has a very impressive collection of books on a wide range. Jackie chan admirably acts more here than he performs action stunts. Set in the early 90s steelhead jackie chan is an illegal chinese immigrant in.
Shinjuku incident shares more with scarface or the godfather than it does police story, but theres nothing wrong with that. Kinokuniya books south shinjuku shibuya, tokyo japan travel. Shinjuku incident is an ambitious film which would have been well advised to shift its focus on just one of its themes. I dont speak japanese and have never had a problem finding what im looking for. 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. Featuring a bar, book and bed tokyo shinjuku is set in tokyo, a few steps from tokyo mystery circus and 656 feet from seibu shinjuku pepe shopping mall. Watch the clip titled hostess bar for the film shinjuku incident 2010. Its also unfortunate that the movie loses itself in the commercially more appealing gangland genre especially towards the finale so that. Jackie chan shinjuku incident trailer 2009 high quality. Unreleased in mainland china due to its excessive violence, derek yees crime picture shinjuku incident is a rare attempt at serious drama for action star jackie chan.
Sep 30, 2014 a chinese labourer migrates to japan in the hope of finding his girlfriend, who vanished soon after arriving in tokyo. Taunted by the yakuza, they live in constant fear of being discovered and repatriated. Archer of shinjuku, shinjuku no acha is an archerclass servant able to be summoned by ritsuka fujimaru in the grand orders of fategrand order. 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. Jackie chan does a complete volte face with respect to his screen persona in a movie that fails to lift itself above the ordinary. With jackie chan, naoto takenaka, daniel wu, jinglei xu. Note that while the south shinjuku store has a vast collection, not all branches of the kinokuniya chain have foreignlanguage books. Shinjuku incident isnt a bomb, its just painfully average. The first generation of superheroes have kept the world safe for nearly a century. All those people need a way in and out, which is why. He is the husband of xiu xiu, who is now called yuko and are parents of a little daughter.
Unfortunately, shinjuku incident takes such a leisurely pace of getting the heart or so were led to believe of the film rolling, that to fully reveal how and why nick ends going from day laborer to a key player in the yakuza would spoil 60% of the film. In addition to having wifi throughout the store, there is also a coffee shop on the 3rd floor. He is welcomed by his countrymen who lodge and work in shinjuku where they also help him to find illegal work. 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. The film was originally to be released on 25 september 2008 but was delayed to the first quarter of 2009.
Jan 01, 1990 shinjuku shark is the first of his books with detective samejima, and hes trying to find a rampant cop killer in shinjuku, a bad area of tokyo. This shinjuku dori location is the main store of renowned booksellers kinokuniya, and its extensive selection of books, magazines, comics, stationery and much m. This shinjukudori location is the main store of renowned booksellers kinokuniya, and its extensive selection of books, magazines, comics, stationery and much m. Mar 02, 2011 shinjuku incident shares more with scarface or the godfather than it does police story, but theres nothing wrong with that. Directed by derek yee star of one of my alltime favorite kungfu films, shaolin intruders, shinjuku incident tells the story of nick jackie chan who. The film was originally to be released on 25 september 2008 but. In china, he murdered soldiers while serving as a soldier. Most customers are japanese women looking for korean pop culture artifacts. A hospital director, miyuki ishikawa, fatally neglected about a hundred babies.
The first half of deadpool 2, in which vanessa is murdered and wade. But shinjuku incident demands too much of this normally flexible movie star. A simple chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet in. There are familiar elements to all the detective and crime stories as osawas series is said to have been influenced e. Shinjuku inshidento is a 2009 hong kong crime drama film written and directed by derek yee, and also starring jackie chan. It is second hand book sop chain but also offers cds, dvds and some clothing as well. 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. There is one around east exit but the west exit shop will be open at the end of may. First, when he appears in a movie about a blingedout tuxedo.
Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. The shinjuku incident 2009, action crime thriller released in english tamil language in theatre near you in national capital region ncr. A chinese labourer migrates to japan in the hope of finding his girlfriend, who vanished soon after arriving in tokyo. Shinjuku incident tries to be an immigrant drama and a gangland thriller, and it only succeds partially at both. 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 martial arts and broad comic style, and for the most part hes successful at conveying the characters basic goodness and dismay and finally, anger. Sony releases a technically sound dvd, although the few extras end up being a tease for more. Rent shinjuku incident 2009 starring jackie chan and naoto takenaka on dvd and bluray. Shinjuku incident 2009 directed by derek yee genres drama. Later, after an incident with his cousin, joe, and a taiwan gang, tietou saves the powerful.
According to the guinness book of world records, shinjuku station is officially the busiest train station in the world, where every day 3. Breaking news joe burrow chosen by bengals as first. He kills to get where he is, but acts like he is above his crime syndicate. With that out of the way, the film is a pretty good one. Archer fategrand order moriarty typemoon wiki fandom. Shinjuku shark is the first of his books with detective samejima, and hes trying to find a rampant cop killer in shinjuku, a bad area of tokyo. Shinjuku incident by derek yee derek yee, jackie chan, naoto. Later, after an incident with his cousin, joe, and a taiwan gang, tietou saves the powerful yakuza boss toshinari eguchi. Looking for his lost love, a chinese man heads to tokyo where he reluctantly becomes a yakuza hit. I loved the librarylike atmosphere and the friendly staff. The film was distributed by chans own film company, jce movies limited. If you want to start a main shinjukuincident page, just click the edit button above. That is because the immigrant drama and the gangland theme cant balance each other.
Living off small jobs, he soon finds himself involved with a powerful. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. 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. 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. Shinjuku guide is constantly updated with new and uptodate coverage by our local writers. A simple chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against.
So, there are some brilliant stuff to look out for after the first half. Tokyo is the best city in the world for second hand cdrecord shopping. There is also no place for shinjuku rider to escape. Kinokuniyas foreign book and magazine section on the 6th floor is message, and is likely to have whatever it is that youre looking for. They are shunned by the mainstream society, hounded by the yakuza, and go about. This is the first time i am introduced to takenaka naoto and kato masaya. Whether youre looking for a rental locker, a cozy cafe, or the perfect souvenir, click here for all that information and more. No stranger to tough drama, yee gives shinjuku incident an added relevance with his exploration. In japan, foreign migrants are shunned by mainstream society.
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