Shinjuku Incident

Mix Chinese immigrants in Japan, the yakuza families, gangsterism, oppression, betrayal, power suckers, and black market.. and what do you get? = one bloody movie.

If you feel like watching Jackie Chan from a new perspective, go for this movie. You might never guess he could pull it off being a serious immigrant who is trying to make a living in the foreign land of Japan, while looking for his long-lost lover, who apparently, adopts a Japanese name and lifestyle and marries a yakuza chief! Along the way, he meets Lily, a multilingual chick, whom later becomes his lover and next, he works with his ex's husband to get revenge on Taiwanese gangsters who tormented his friend, legal status and lastly, the Shinjuku district for the Chinese community there. When I mention working with a yakuza, this involves murder and betrayal, mind you. Of course, the other yakuzas are not happy with this progress and the district, governed by Jackie's (Steelhead) friends has turned into a big mess; illegal drug trafficking and so on. So much for helping the other immigrants eh. That's when things get messier, with yakuzas and Chinese gangsters fighting against each other. Well, put two and two together, maybe you can guess what will happen in the end already =)

I'd give 3 out of 5 stars for this movie. The story is not that boring, but there is nothing great about it, either.