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  • 2010
  • R
  • Barking Cow Distribution
  • 1 h 59 m
  • 2010
  • R
  • Barking Cow Distribution
  • 1 h 59 m

Summary Nick, an honest and hardworking tractor repairman from northern China, takes the perilous journey to Tokyo after losing contact with his girlfriend, Xiu Xiu, who months earlier had left China for Japan with hopes of a better life. Trying to exist in the underbelly of Tokyo long enough to find Xiu Xiu, Nick searches for a decent living a...

Directed By: Tung-Shing Yee

Written By: Tin-Nam Chun, Tung-Shing Yee

  • 2010
  • R
  • Barking Cow Distribution
  • 1 h 59 m
  • 2010
  • R
  • Barking Cow Distribution
  • 1 h 59 m

Shinjuku Incident

Metascore Generally Favorable
63
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings
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Summary Nick, an honest and hardworking tractor repairman from northern China, takes the perilous journey to Tokyo after losing contact with his girlfriend, Xiu Xiu, who months earlier had left China for Japan with hopes of a better life. Trying to exist in the underbelly of Tokyo long enough to find Xiu Xiu, Nick searches for a decent living a...

Directed By: Tung-Shing Yee

Written By: Tin-Nam Chun, Tung-Shing Yee

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Despite 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.
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Overall, the film is somber, gripping and at times achieves an epic sweep as a dark chapter on the Chinese diaspora.
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An earnest gang-warfare melodrama that may make some Chan fans long for "Rush Hour 4."
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Though hyped as a rare straight dramatic outing by Chan, the picture still has him displaying his action skills, if less sensationally than usual.
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Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings
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7% Negative
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Production Company Emperor Dragon Movies
Release Date Feb 5, 2010
Duration 1 h 59 m
Rating R
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Tagline They destroyed his life... Now he'll destroy them all.
Website http://shinjukuincident.emp.hk/
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Awards

Hong Kong Film Awards
• 4 Nominations
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations

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