Shinjuku Triad Society
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| Shinjuku Triad Society | |
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| Directed by | Takashi Miike |
| Written by | Ichirô Fujita |
| Produced by | Tetsuya Ikeda Toshiki Kimura Ken Takeuchi Tsutomu Tsuchikawa |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Naosuke Imaizumi |
| Edited by | Yasushi Shimamura |
| Music by | Atorie Shira |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
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Shinjuku Triad Society (新宿黒社会 チャイナ マフィア戦争, Shinjuku kuroshakai: Chaina mafia sensô) is a 1995 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike.[not verified in body] 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.[not verified in body] The film is part of the Black Society trilogy and is followed by Rainy Dog and Ley Lines.[not verified in body]
Plot
The film recounts the interactions of the Dragon's Claw
triad society and its homosexual leader Wang Zhi-Ming with a renegade police officer named Tatushito as well as opposing yakuza organizations. When Tatsuhito's younger brother Yoshihito becomes the lawyer to the triad society, an argument between the two brothers leads to the downfall of the organization.[citation needed
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Cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kippei Shiina | Kiriya |
| Tomorowo Taguchi | Wang |
| Takeshi Caesar | Karino |
| Ren Osugi | Yakuza boss |
| Sabu | |
| Yukie Itou | |
| Kyosuke Izutsu | |
| Kazuhiro Mashiko | |
| Airi Yanagi |
Release
Shinjuku Triad Society was released in Japan on 26 August 1995.[1]
Reception
Rokuro Mochizuki."[3]
References
Footnotes
- ^ Mes 2006, p. 381.
- Sight & Sound. Vol. 13, no. 8. London: British Film Institute. p. 68.
- Time Out London. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
Sources
- Mes, Tom (2006). Agitator: The Cinema of Takashi Miike. FAB Press. ISBN 1903254418.
External links
- Shinjuku Triad Society at IMDb
