Shinjuku Incident (2009) San suk si gin (original title)

Director:

Tung-Shing Yee

Writers:

Tung-Shing Yee (written by) and
Tin Nam Chun (writer)

Release Date:

2 April 2009 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

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

Plot:

In China, the poor worker Tietou repairs tractors and misses his sweetheart Xiu Xiu, back in Japan,...

Plot Keywords:

Chinese | Gang | Japan | Yakuza | China

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Steelhead
Naoto Takenaka	...	Inspector Kitano
Daniel Wu	...	Jie
Jinglei Xu	...	Xiu Xiu / Yuko Eguchi (as Xu Jing Lei)
Masaya Katô	...	Toshinari Eguchi
Tôru Minegishi	...	Koichi Muranishi
Jack Kao	...	Gao Jie
Kenya Sawada	...	Nakajima (as Kenya)
Hiroyuki Nagato	...	Hara Ooda
Yasuaki Kurata	...	Taro Watagawa
Bingbing Fan	...	Lily (as Fan Bing Bing)
Paul Chun	...	Uncle De
Suet Lam	...	Old Ghost
Kar Lok Chin	...	Hongkie (as Chin Ka Lok)
Ken Lo	...	Little Tai (as Kenneth Low)
Teddy Lin	...	Tai Bao (as Teddy Lin Chun)
Wai-Fai Wong
Ga-Leung Chan		(as Ringo Chan Ka Leong)
Lesley Chiang
Hiro Hayama
Yee Tong		(as Kathy Yuen Ka Yi)
Gladys Fung		(as Gladys Fung Ho Sze)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bing-Chuen Cheung
Chi Ming Liu
Randy Muscles	...	Gaijin (uncredited)

Directed by
Tung-Shing Yee

Writing credits
Tung-Shing Yee		(written by)
Tin Nam Chun		writer

Produced by
Jackie Chan	....	executive producer
Willie Chan	....	producer
Henry Fong	....	associate producer
Norihisa Harada	....	associate producer
Shirley Kao	....	associate producer
Jamie Luk	....	line producer
Bud Robertson	....	supervising producer (English language version)
Solon So	....	producer
Albert Yeung	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Peter Kam

Cinematography by
Nobuyasu Kita

Film Editing by
Ka-Fai Cheung
Chi-Leung Kwong
Man To Tang

Production Design by
Oliver Wong

Art Direction by
Oliver Wong

Costume Design by
Satoe Araki
Castillo Angelo Bernardo

Sound Department
Nopawat Likitwong	....	sound designer
Traithep Wongpaiboon	....	supervising sound editor

Stunts
Kar Lok Chin	....	action choreographer
Kenji Tanigaki	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Gang Wu	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Shinichi Chiba	....	steadicam
Yoshimi Watabe	....	gaffer

Editorial Department
Diego Borghello	....	colorist (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Emperor Dragon (presents)
• Jackie Chan Productions
• JCE Movies

Distributors

• Barking Cow Distribution (2010) (USA) (theatrical) (limited)
• Buena Vista International (2009) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Dream Movie Australia (2009) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Pictures (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Entertainment (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Lark Films Distribution (2009) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Saigon Movies Media (2009) (Vietnam) (theatrical)
• Scorpio East (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Showgate (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• New KSM (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Pinema (2009) (Turkey) (all media)
• SBP (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Canada) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures (2009) (Japan) (all media)
• Vendetta Films (2009) (Australia) (all media)
• Vendetta Films (2009) (New Zealand) (all media)

Special Effects

• Postique (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Cine Art Laboratory  prints
• Cinema Sound Works  ADR re-recording studio
• Cinerent  camera and lighting equipment supplied by
• Kantana Animation Co. Ltd.  digital intermediate lab services: Thailand post-production (as Kantana Laboratories Ltd.)
• Kantana Animation Co. Ltd.  film processing
• Kodak (Hong Kong) Ltd.  film stock supplied by
• Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd.  subtitles
• Media Business Service Limited  post-production sound services
• Nihon Shomei Co.  lighting equipment supplied by
• Postique  digital intermediate: Thailand post-production
• Sanwa Cine Equipment  camera equipment supplied by
• Shanghai Film Technology Plant  optical transfer
• Tokyo Laboratory Co. Ltd.  film processing

Also Known As:

"San suk si gin" - Hong Kong (original title)
"Jackie Chan in Shinjuku Incident" - USA (dubbed version)

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic violence, brief sexuality and drug use

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin | Japanese | Cantonese | English | Min Nan | Hokkien

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIB (cut) | Japan:R-15 | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | Hong Kong:III | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R16 | China:(Banned) | Philippines:R-13 (cut) | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #45898) | Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | Netherlands:12 | France:-12 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

China

Company:

Emperor Dragon

Trivia:

Steelhead's real name is Zhao Tie, which translates as "Iron Zhao".

Goofs:

Factual errors: Jackie Chan's character's name, Tie Tou, is translated as "Steelhead", but the literal translation should be iron head.

Chan grows up

I want to start by saying this: if you're a fan of Jackie Chan's usual slapstick acrobatics and comedy that doesn't mean you should shy away from this film. Yes, many of those movies are great but it's also nice to know he can...you know...actually act. Just think of it like Robin Williams doing One Hour Photo. Sure, you knew him as Mork, but he was absolutely perfect for his role in One Hour Photo as the insanely creepy photo lab guy. And so it goes for Jackie Chan. His bread and butter will always be goofball kung fu films but man...he can definitely act if he has to.

In terms of plot there really isn't much you haven't seen before in this film. If you've ever watched a movie about a guy crossing the Yakuza while trying to get the girl, not a whole lot will be new here. I did like the added sense of unity that most Yakuza movies lack with all of the Chinese immigrants. Also, the film touches on the often tenuous relationship that China and Japan share. That's not usually presented in a realistic manner...maybe in Jet Li's Fist Of Legend (still one of the best kung fu flicks to date in my opinion), but that's more of a period piece. And forget about all of those Men Behind The Sun films...while they may be somewhat accurate they're more like snuff films than a real historical look. This may also be (to my knowledge, anyway) Jackie's first Category III movie (for westerners who are unfamiliar, this would be the equivalent of the US's Unrated status or maybe the UK's 18 rating. And I think the Aussies have MA-18? Whatever). So it took Chan until his 50s to make a movie with enough substance to carry such a heavy rating.

I'd definitely recommend this for Jackie Chan fans...especially the ones who started to feel like they'd gotten a bit tired of seeing him doing the same "awe shucks" good guy hero thing. Don't get me wrong...Dragons Forever ranks right up there for me among kung fu films, but you can only milk that for so long, you know? Hell...even Adam Sandler moved on and, let's face it, he's not the most mature guy in the world. But Chan succeeds where Sandler failed...he proved he can be counted on in a dead serious role and deliver as good as ever.