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SHINJUKU TRIAD SOCIETY is the first in a trilogy of films by Miike Takashi that are linked by the triad theme. A cop attempts to limit the effects of an attempted takeover of drug and prostitution rackets by a Taiwanese mob. However, any attempts to exercise retraint prove futile when he discovers that his younger brother is .. Read more

Starring	Takeshi Caesar, Kyosuke Izutsu, Ren Osugi, Kippei Shiina
Director	Takashi Miike
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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- - 5
  - 1
  Bloody masterpiece
  
  I haven't felt motivated to post a review on here for a while, but then it's not everyday I see a Takashi Miike film I find completely, unreservedly ... read more »
  
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- 251820
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Nostromo
  - Reading
  - 05 Jun 2006 at 22:36
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- - 0
  - 0
  What is going on in the dark?
  
  Impossible to understand film shot at night. It is like a seventies film the quality is so bad. The characters can not understand each other as some are talking... read more »
  
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- 1111265
- - f1redtiger
  - 23 reviews
  - London
  - 15 Apr 2012 at 12:05
- - 1
  - 1
  the plot was as confusing as the subtitles
  
  English subtitles mixed with Japanese to Chinese and/or vice versa. When one of the cops says that the guy that was being interviewed ought to able to ... read more »
  
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- - papatez
  - 229 reviews
  - folkestone
  - 24 Dec 2010 at 20:12
- - 0
  - 0
  Once upon a time in Shinjuku
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Miike tries to cover the gangland background to the Shinjuku area of Tokyo via a war between a Yakuza and a Triad gang. The detective investigating is of ... read more »
  
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- 612329
- - itstinks
  - 573 reviews
  - North of Reading
  - 12 Aug 2008 at 10:52
- - 0
  - 0
  good
  
  very watchable much more script than normal for this type of film which i liked
  
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- - kartum
  - 206 reviews
  - west lothian
  - 22 Apr 2008 at 12:33
- - 3
  - 0
  Miike back on track with this movie
  
  Miike back on track with this movie. A little main stream for him but it works thanks to a well portrayed main character. Like many of Miike's leads he is a... read more »
  
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- 488866
- - filmhound
  - 27 reviews
  - London
  - 28 Oct 2007 at 16:44
- - 5
  - 1
  Bloody masterpiece
  
  I haven't felt motivated to post a review on here for a while, but then it's not everyday I see a Takashi Miike film I find completely, unreservedly ... read more »
  
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- 251820
- - Nostromo
  - Reading
  - 05 Jun 2006 at 22:36
- - 2
  - 0
  Left me scratching my head
  
  I recently watched a Spanish language film without subtitles and though I don't know Spanish got more from the film than this one which left me totally lost... read more »
  
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- 107340
- - a customer
  - Glasgow, Scotland
  - 25 May 2005 at 01:03
- - 1
  - 1
  Incomprehensible
  
  I think the premise of this film was a war between Japanese gangs and rival Taiwanese ones, and it was critical which accent the character had because that ... read more »
  
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  - Salisbury, England
  - 03 May 2005 at 16:55
- - 1
  - 0
  Not Miike's usual style but a good film all the same
  
  This doesnt follow the usual antics of a Takashi Miike pesentation such as the twisted psyche of Gozu or the downright sickness of Visitor Q. Its more of a ... read more »
  
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- 92527
- - Scott Clark
  - Edinburgh, Scotland
  - 14 Apr 2005 at 18:25
- - 1
  - 6
  You'll love it you'll hate it.
  
  There's a stupid love of Miike's work, when for the most part it's just a bunch of shocking scenes interlaced with some dull story and some poor ... read more »
  
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- 71215
- - Miguel Vennie
  - Newcastle, England
  - 09 Feb 2005 at 22:45
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- - 5
  - 1
  Bloody masterpiece
  
  I haven't felt motivated to post a review on here for a while, but then it's not everyday I see a Takashi Miike film I find completely, unreservedly ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 251820
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Nostromo
  - Reading
  - 05 Jun 2006 at 22:36
- - 3
  - 0
  Miike back on track with this movie
  
  Miike back on track with this movie. A little main stream for him but it works thanks to a well portrayed main character. Like many of Miike's leads he is a... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 488866
- - filmhound
  - 27 reviews
  - London
  - 28 Oct 2007 at 16:44
- - 2
  - 0
  Left me scratching my head
  
  I recently watched a Spanish language film without subtitles and though I don't know Spanish got more from the film than this one which left me totally lost... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 107340
- - a customer
  - Glasgow, Scotland
  - 25 May 2005 at 01:03
- - 1
  - 0
  A surprise and very welcome choice.
  
  This was recommended by a friend, having seen quite a few Takeshi films, I was surprised by its inventiveness, which at the beginning doesn't seem to have a... read more »
  
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- 68501
- - Stephen Lindsay
  - Northern Ireland
  - 31 Jan 2005 at 21:50
- - 1
  - 0
  Not Miike's usual style but a good film all the same
  
  This doesnt follow the usual antics of a Takashi Miike pesentation such as the twisted psyche of Gozu or the downright sickness of Visitor Q. Its more of a ... read more »
  
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- 92527
- - Scott Clark
  - Edinburgh, Scotland
  - 14 Apr 2005 at 18:25
- - 0
  - 0
  Not Miaake's best
  
  This is an earlier Miaake violent cops and crims flick made before he started using CGI. It's not in the same league as 'Audition', 'Dead or ... read more »
  
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- - Melon
  - East Sussex
  - 27 Sep 2004 at 16:33
- - 0
  - 0
  Fantastic. A classic ...
  
  Fantastic. A classic of the genre. Plenty of laughs too. A must see for fans of this style of film, and for any fans of this director. I can't wait to see ... read more »
  
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- - Andrew#54
  - BIRMINGHAM
  - 24 Jun 2004 at 17:10
- - 1
  - 1
  Incomprehensible
  
  I think the premise of this film was a war between Japanese gangs and rival Taiwanese ones, and it was critical which accent the character had because that ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 99208
- - a customer
  - Salisbury, England
  - 03 May 2005 at 16:55
- - 0
  - 0
  good
  
  very watchable much more script than normal for this type of film which i liked
  
  Report this review
- 556879
- - kartum
  - 206 reviews
  - west lothian
  - 22 Apr 2008 at 12:33
- - 0
  - 0
  Once upon a time in Shinjuku
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Miike tries to cover the gangland background to the Shinjuku area of Tokyo via a war between a Yakuza and a Triad gang. The detective investigating is of ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 612329
- - itstinks
  - 573 reviews
  - North of Reading
  - 12 Aug 2008 at 10:52

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  SHINJUKU TRIAD SOCIETY is the first in a trilogy of films by Miike Takashi that are linked by the triad theme. A cop attempts to limit the effects of an attempted takeover of drug and prostitution rackets by a Taiwanese mob. However, any attempts to exercise retraint prove futile when he discovers ...