Shinjuku Incident

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Shinjuku Incident
Directed by	Derek Yee
Produced by	Jackie Chan Solon So
Written by	Derek Yee
Starring	Jackie Chan Ken Watanabe Daniel Wu Xu Jinglei Li Bingbing Fan Bing Bing
Distributed by	JCE Movies Limited
Release date(s)	25 September 2008
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese / Japanese
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Shinjuku Incident (traditional Chinese: 新宿事件) is an upcoming Hong Kong film starring Jackie Chan and directed by Derek Yee. Filming began in November of 2007 and it is being produced by Chan's own film company, JCE Movies Limited. It has been stated in many press reports that the genre of the film will be more drama than Chan's trademark action. On July 16, 2007, it was officially announced that Chan would take part in the project.^[1]

The title Shinjuku Incident is a literal translation and is unlikely to be the finalised English title. Solon So also confirmed his involvement in the project in July 2007.^[2]

The film is due for release in Hong Kong cinemas on 25 September 2008.^[3]

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."^[4]

Early reports indicated that Chan's son, Jaycee Chan, would also play a role, but this has yet to be confirmed.

1 Plot
2 Delay
3 Cast
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Plot

In the early 1990's, 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.

[edit] 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 of 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.^[5]