San suk si gin (2009)

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A Chinese worker in Japan becomes the leader of an illegal immigrant gang.

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A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet in this sprawling action drama directed by Derek Yee (One Night in Mongkok) and starring Jackie Chan, Daniel Wu, and Masaya Kato. In Japan, foreign migrants are shunned by mainstream society. Taunted by the yakuza, they live in constant fear of being discovered and repatriated. Into this perilous world ventures Steelhead (Chan), a humble tractor repairman who has traveled to Tokyo in search of his missing girlfriend, Xiu Xiu (Xu Jinglei), who vanished into thin air shortly after arriving in the ci...
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ty. It doesn't take Steelhead long to learn just what kind of hardships Chinese immigrants in Japan endure at the hands of underworld gangsters and foreign crime syndicates, and upon discovering that Xiu Xiu has adapted a Japanese identity and married up-and-coming yakuza chief Eguichi (Masaya Kato), the two men form an uneasy alliance. Over time, Steelhead earns the respect of his fellow Chinese immigrants by establishing a place for them to gather. But the dark side still beckons to Steelhead, because after helping Eguichi dispense with a powerful rival, he is granted full control of Shinjuku's most popular nightspots. Resistant to the allure of the criminal lifestyle, Steelhead discovers a new love and opens a tractor repair business just outside the city. When Equichi begins using Steelhead's former compatriots as pawns to front the yakuza's drug trade, the vengeful immigrant returns to the city determined to exact justice, even if it means destroying the future of the woman he once loved.
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De Chinese mechanicus "Steelhead" (Jackie Chan) komt Japan illegaal binnen om daar zijn vriendin Xiu Xiu te zoeken. Samen met zijn kameraad Jie verricht hij zwaar werk om aan de kost te komen. Als hij erachter komt dat Xiu Xiu met de Japanse yakuzabaas Eguchi is getrouwd, besluit hij als huurmoordenaar voor de yakuza te gaan werken. Hij neemt werk aan van Eguchi maar al snel raakt hij steeds dieper en dieper in het mafianetwerk verstrengeld...

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