Shinjuku Incident

Infobox Film
name = Shinjuku Incident


caption = Early Promotional Poster seen at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival
director = Derek Yee
producer = Jackie Chan
Solon So
writer = Derek Yee
starring = Jackie Chan
Ken Watanabe
Daniel Wu
Xu Jinglei
Li Bingbing
Fan Bing Bing
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distributor = JCE Movies Limited
released = flagicon|Hong Kong First quarter of 2009
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country = Hong Kong
language = Cantonese / Japanese
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amg_id = 409164
imdb_id = 1075419

"Shinjuku Incident" (zh-t|t=新宿事件) is an upcoming 2009 Hong Kong film starring Jackie Chan and directed by Derek Yee. Filming began in November of 2007, and the film is being produced by Chan's own film company, JCE Movies Limited. On July 16, 2007, it was officially announced that Chan would take part in the project. [cite web
title = Jackie Chan signs on to reported immigrant drama
work =
publisher = International Herald Tribute
date = 2007-07-16
url = http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/17/arts/AS-A-E-MOV-Jackie-Chan-Shinjuku-Movie.php
accessdate = 2007-07-18 ] [cite web
title = Jackie Chan signs on to reported immigrant drama set in Tokyo's Shinjuku district
publisher = pr-inside.com
date = 2007-07-17
url = http://www.pr-inside.com/print174018.htm
accessdate = 2007-10-17 ]

It has been stated in many press reports that the genre of the film will be closer to drama than Chan's trademark action. Director Derek Yee reportedly said, "People are too familiar with the image of a fighting Jackie Chan. It’s time for him to move on to drama." [cite web
title = Shinjuku Incident Starts Shooting in November
work =
publisher = jcnews.net
date = 2007-07-09
url = http://www.jc-news.net/news.php?id=817
accessdate = 2007-07-18 ] In a recent interview, Chan himself describes the film as, "maybe one per cent action. Heavy drama." [cite web
title = No Clash of the Egos
work =
publisher = Evening Gazette (UK)
date = 2008-07-11
url = http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/whats-on/cinema-listings-film-reviews/2008/07/11/no-clash-of-the-egos-84229-21320585/
accessdate = 2008-07-14 ]

Early reports indicated that Chan's son, Jaycee Chan, would also play a role, but this has yet to be confirmed. The film was originally to be released on September 25, 2008 but was delayed to the first quarter of 2009. Currently it is in Post-production.

Plot

In the early 1990s, a tractor mechanic from China nicknamed Steelhead (Jackie Chan) enters Japan illegally, in search of his girlfriend Xiu Xiu (Xu Jinglei). Steelhead and his friend, Jie (Daniel Wu) meet in the busy Shinjuku district and take manual labouring jobs to earn money. When Steelhead finds out that Xiu Xiu has married a Japanese Yakuza leader named Eguchi (Ken Watanabe), he decides to remain in Japan. To obtain citizenship, he agrees to work for Eguchi as a killer, but quickly becomes used to the power. Soon he has become embroiled so deeply in the ways of the yakuza that there is no turning back.

Delay

According to Director Derek Yee, the film has been in the planning stages for almost 10 years, and was due to start filming in May 2006. Because Chan was busy filming "Rush Hour 3", filming for "Shinjuku Incident" was delayed. Yee didn't mind waiting until Chan's busy schedule had a slot, as the two are good friends and because Yee feels Chan is right for the role. On September 26 2007 it stated on Chan's website that filming will begin in "a few weeks" in Japan. [cite web
title = Shinjuku Incident to begin in Japan in a 'few weeks'.
work =
publisher = jackiechan.com
date = 2007-09-26
url = http://www.jackiechan.com/news_view?cid=858
format =
doi =
accessdate = 2007-09-26 ]

Cast

* Jackie Chan - Steelhead
* Daniel Wu - Jie
* Xu Jinglei - Xiu Xiu (Yoko)
* Fan Bing Bing - Lily
* Ken Watanabe - Eguchi
* Yasuaki Kurata
* Naoto Takenaka
* Chin Kar Lok
* Lam Suet

ee also

*Jackie Chan filmography

References

External links

*imdb title|id=1075419|title=Shinjuku Incident