A cross between 'Goodfellas' and director Derek Yee's own ONE NITE IN MONGKOK. Chan plays Steelhead, an illegal Chinese immigrant who slips into Tokyo looking for a childhood sweetheart only to discover that she is now married to a vicious Yakuza boss. Steelhead becomes a hitman for the gangster and finds himself enjoying the perks of the underworld; however, soon things turn ugly and he must affiliate with a rival gang to survive.

No more Mr Nice Guy for Jackie Chan. The movie was immediately banned in China for its extreme brutality, yet director Yee refused to make any edits to content. The amount of violence is relatively small, but the brutality of the action scenes is totally unexpected. This is not homogenized Jackie Chan. In fact, (besides the violence) perhaps the most surprising thing about this film is the Jackie Chan sex scene.

A HK/Japanese film; widescreen (16:9), uncut (120 minutes) in DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on any American DVD machine; in Japanese & Chinese language with optional English subtitles.

 

Graphic Violence/Adult Material/Nudity:
Recommended for Mature Audiences