Shinjuku Triad Society
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| Shinjuku Triad Society | |
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 Shinjuku Triad Society PAL DVD cover |
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| Directed by | Takashi Miike |
| Produced by | Tetsuya Ikeda Toshiki Kimura Ken Takeuchi Tsutomu Tsuchikawa |
| Written by | Ichirô Fujita |
| Music by | Atorie Shira |
| Cinematography | Naosuke Imaizumi |
| Editing by | Yasushi Shimamura |
| Release date(s) |  1995 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Language | Japanese |
Shinjuku Triad Society (Shinjuku kuroshakai: Chaina mafia sensô) is a Japanese movie 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.
[edit] Plot
The film is based around the interactions of a homosexual triad group with a police officer as well as opposing yakuza organizations. When the younger brother to a renegade police officer becomes the lawyer to the triad group, an argument between the two lead to the downfall of the organization.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Kippei Shiina | Kiriya |
| Tomorowo Taguchi | Wang |
| Takeshi Caesar | Karino |
| Ren Osugi | Yakuza boss |
| Yukie Itou | |
| Kyosuke Izutsu | |
| Kazuhiro Mashiko | |
| Airi Yanagi |
