Shinjuku Triad Society
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Shinjuku Triad Society is a 1995 Japan
ese 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 Triad trilogy
and is followed by Rainy Dog
and Ley Lines
.
organizations. When the younger brother to a renegade police officer becomes the lawyer to the triad group, an argument between the two leads to the downfall of the organization.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese film directed by Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike
is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over seventy theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. In the years 2001 and 2002 alone, Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions...
. 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 Triad trilogy
Black Triad trilogy
The Black Triad trilogy is a series of films directed by Takashi Miike involving triads and yakuza. The films are three separate entities without storyline crossovers...
and is followed by Rainy Dog
Rainy Dog
Rainy Dog is a Japanese movie directed by Takashi Miike. Although the movie contains a fair amount of controversial material, the overall theme of the movie is place on the unlikely relationships formed between a hitman and his girlfriend / hooker and son.This movie is the second part of the Black...
and Ley Lines
Ley Lines (1999 film)
Ley Lines is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike, and is the third film in his 'Triad Society' trilogy , following 1995's Shinjuku Triad Society and 1997's Rainy Dog...
.
Plot
The film is based around the interactions of a homosexual triad group with a police officer as well as opposing yakuzaYakuza
, also known as , are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. The Japanese police, and media by request of the police, call them bōryokudan , literally "violence group", while the yakuza call themselves "ninkyō dantai" , "chivalrous organizations". The yakuza are notoriously...
organizations. When the younger brother to a renegade police officer becomes the lawyer to the triad group, an argument between the two leads to the downfall of the organization.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kippei Shiina | Kiriya |
| Tomorowo Taguchi Tomorowo Taguchi is a Japanese actor.After leaving Dokkyo University without graduating, he started to earn his living as an illustrator, writer and pornographic cartoonist. He joined a theatre called Hakken no Kai in 1978 and he made a screen debut in Zokubutsu Zukan in 1982... |
Wang |
| Takeshi Caesar | Karino |
| Ren Osugi Ren Osugi , born , is a Japanese actor. For his work in Cure, Hana-bi and other films, Osugi was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Yokohama Film Festival... |
Yakuza boss |
| Yukie Itou | |
| Kyosuke Izutsu | |
| Kazuhiro Mashiko | |
| Airi Yanagi |