Shinjuku Triad Society (1995)

Original title

新宿黒社会 チャイナマフィア戦争

Directed by

Takashi Miike

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 47m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 68 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Taiwanese cop operating in Shinjuku gets caught up in a violent conflict between a Chinese mafia syndicate and the local underworld. The story follows his dealings with his criminal brother and a sadistic gang leader.

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What happens

Shinjuku Triad Society (Japanese: 新宿黒社会 チャイナ マフィア戦争, Hepburn: Shinjuku kuroshakai: Chaina mafia sensô) is a 1995 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike. The film is one of the earliest examples of Miike's use of extreme violence and unusual characterization, two aspects he would become notorious for. The film is part of the Black Society trilogy and is followed by Rainy Dog and Ley Lines. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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