Director Derek Yee spent three years
doing research for"Shinjuku Incident"
With Japan as the centrestage
it's Derek Yee's depiction of Shinjuku
The film talks about romantic and platonic love
A story about life in a city away from home
How the Chinese unite against the yakuza
This story has strong human elements
Making-of
It starts with Jackie Chan arriving in Japan
He stumbles ignorantly
into this big city
He's here to look forhis girlfriend... and the truth
In a strange city, he faces a lot of problems
He finds shelter at a friend's place
There are Chiu Chows, Hong Kongers, Vietnamese, Thais
It's a big melting pot
This big melting pot is a haven
for people in search of asylum
Cheap rent and communal living
It's just temporary digs (Chin Ka-Iok)
Help...
Steelhead is driven by his circumstances
Driven by circumstances
To survive, he has to do tough jobs
Clearing rubbish, cleaning ditches
It's very smelly!
Initially, they weren't united
Shut up!!
They can't fight back although they are oppressed
No one will stand up foryou
Jackie's arrival makes the Chinese seriously consider:
Is this how we want to live our lives?
We can't continue like this, we have to unite
Apologise! Apologise!
When we're united, no onewill bully us
That is Steelhead's thinking
They start by doing some illegal business
Remember, 1000 yen for eight cards
We'rejust doingwhat the yakuza have been doing
Forme, the actingwas difficult
The directorwanted me to do
what I rarely had done before
After discussing with Jackie
Derek Yee wanted to see a brand new Jackie Chan
Jackie had also wanted a change for himself
That's the main reason he agreed to do this film
Aftermaking movies forso long, Jackie has his own style
This is a different performance
I've always wanted to be an actor who can do action
not just an action star
Audiences will see many firsts from Jackie
His first time as a baddie
The first time he shoots someone dead
It's a Jackie Chan neverseen before
Run!
Previously even with explosions, death
Jackie wasn't directly involved (Masaya Kato)
Filming was quite scary
Will audiences accept me killing someone?
I would be very curious: (Xu Jinglei)
I'd hope to see him play an emotional role
It would also be novel forthe audience
This is my biggest watershed moment
Derek was able to change Jackie
because he tookthe job before even reading the script
It wasn't the script I had faith in
It was the director
I've always wanted to work with him
I trust him. I'm OKwith anything he wants me to do
Jackie don't move backwards any more
The results are quite evident
Underthe director's expertise
a simple story has become not so simple
After a long collaboration, I know what he's thinking
I know his style
The story not only entertains
it also carries a message
I'm hands-on with my movies 70% of the time
but forthis, I usuallyjust observed
Actually I was learning from him
Derek's care made the dialogue very good
Catching me is forthe money, is forthe...
OKyou can drop the word "all"
Getting hereand seeing
This director is very strange
Sometimes when I don't dowell, he says its OK
When I askforanothertake, he goes:
"When I say it's OK, it's OK!"
Sometimes he'll just do take aftertake
I think it's OK but he'll want me to do it again
Jackie, you're blinking too much
It has to be quick, remove it once it falls
I think it's tough on the director
In terms of time
he'll be first on set to ensure everything is in place
When everyone has gone, he'll be having meetings
He is a very responsible person
Whether it's because he is stubborn
orwhetherhe wants it to be realistic
Derek insisted on filming in Kabuki-cho
Y ou can't film in Kabuki-cho
No problem, just go and do a good job!
If the scene doesn't look good, it's all a waste!
The minute we set everything up, people came
Setting up is quite difficult
not because of the actors but of production
When we all feel it's impossible
he makes it all possible
He will think of all means
He's used to it and knows how to handle it
Afterthis scene, Jackie leaves
Derek did a lot of research beforehand
How long it tookthe traffic lights to change
When to turn on the equipment, how actors would leave
The directorarranged everything verywell!
My hats off to him
Before I took on the role
Derek didn't say a thing about how he wanted it played
He gave me a lot of freedom
It means he's started to trust me
Thank heavens, I thought
I am called Ah Jie in this film
Encounters great changes
Initially Jie was a simple and naive person
My big brotherfrom the village
But Jie is very nervous
When we are committing crimes
he would break out in cold sweat
What are you doing?
We kept him out of it
and bought him a cart for his chestnut business
Tianjin chestnuts!
That's how he runs into trouble
He is beaten up by the Taiwan mob that night
I said I was unlucky!
He is scarred
and has his hand broken
It was a tough scene for me
I had to realistically be beaten half to death
It was hard to convince myself to go through that
Violence can be beautiful
Y ou don't need to show everything
With a bloody face
a hand smashed by a shovel
it gives the audience some excitement
and it's also the start of a tragedy
Jie changes completely
I try and help others
but why doesn't anyone look after me?
He becomes selfish
Y ou could say he turns 180 degrees
and becomes a very scary person
Daniel Wu is very charismatic (Naoto Takenaka)
And has his own style
The script just said:
"His appearance becomes extreme and overthe top"
But it didn't say this extreme
Derek wanted me to think up the change myself
I thinkthis newJie is terrifying
I thought if we added black...
This is overthe top, yet realistic
I did a lot of research on arriving in Japan
To fit into the society, the new migrants
see the Japanese looking like that
I just emulated them
Do you know who I am?
Naoto Takenaka is a police inspector
Kitano, a Japanese inspector
My charactergets a tip-off
some illegal immigrants were discovered
A lot of waterwas gushing out
I was almost washed away
If I let go, he would die
It was Steelheadwho saves me
Nobody looks after me...
It's very comfortable
Naoto is a very serious
and capable actor
He analyses his character
and asks the directorlots of questions
The role isn't difficult to play
As an actor, I have to do my best forthe director
Off-screen, he is a very relaxed person
He whistles on set
and he's quite good!
He worked hard to learn Putonghua
Myl forgot my lines
It's hard for a Japanese to speak Putonghua
How's my Chinese?
Can you understand me?
As long as the enunciation is good, it's OK
Jackie read his Japanese off cue cards
They're cue cards
It's really strange
The more I look, the less I know
I have quite a bit ofJapanese dialogue
I don't know the language at all
I only know how to say Bye
It's hard to think
When I fumble, I'd ask Eguchi-san
He'd patiently teach me
Xu Jinglei's Japanese is fluent
Not only is she clear, even the tone is very Japanese
Darling, are you OK?
Actually it's not hard remembering the Japanese lines
The hardest is...
how to mix the Putonghua and Japanese together
Mummy's friend?
This is my daughter, Ayako
Xiu Xiu is a girl from the village
Xiu Xiu is silent at the reunion
Xu Jinglei used to be my girlfriend
Almost my fiancee
Shewanted a taste of city life
that's why she went to Japan
There was no news from herafterthat
Who is she?
I can't forget her
I try all means to find her
When I finally do, she's married, with a daughter
I'm very disappointed
but I don't want to disrupt herlife
I am now Eguchi Yuko
It's OKI understand
Jie, what do you want? Water?
I want my hand
That was a very touching scene
It was painful, I couldn't speakfora day
I thought: If my brother lost his hand, what would I do?
I would keep looking at his hand
I was totally engrossed in the role
That also affected Daniel
I didn't expect to cry that much
When I sawJackie cry, I also cried
More than 100 people on set were silent
When filming started
the tears just gushed
It was like we had gone through an ordeal
I've known Jackie a long time
and we've never been that exposed
Chin Ka-lok, action choreographer
I've watched him grow up
He was undera lot of pressure forthis film
In the past, I was the choreographer
This time I'm directing Jackie
I was a bit scared
But Jackiewas very good to me
He didn't interfere at all
I just did what he asked me to do
I normally would change some moves
but I didn't change anything he designed
I'm really grateful to him
Jackie gave me huge support
Every day I controlled over 100 people
plus 200 more crew members
See if you can move up to the front
Ka-lokwanted Jackie to forget his old style
The action needed to be more extreme
because Derek wanted Jackie
but unlike his previous action films
The action shouldn't be martial arts moves
I had to remind Jackie that
he was not a martial artist
It was hard forhim
On location in Japan
It's always interestingwhen we film overseas
The shooting process is different
It's most obvious in Japan
The Japanesework hardwith no complaints
They're always sincere in all they do
When they work, they go flat out
The one holding the steadicam...
He carries it the whole day
He's therewhen we try our places
He's therewhen we rehearse The steadicam is heavy
In Japan, they start theirmeetings very early
Once they set the camera angle
nothing changes
Theywill follow the storyboard
Theirpreparation work is very good
There are over 100 extras on set
Where they change
where they eat, orplace theirstuff
It would be chaotic if not arranged properly
They really did a good job
They are ready to start the minute they hear"Roll!"
The HK crew are good at adapting to changes
They can make a prop in a few minutes
If it starts to rain during shooting
The stunt team can't climb up
because it's too dangerous
Sowewanted to build a platform
The Japanese crew were stumped
Our Hong Kong props team
built a platform in just two hours
with only six orseven people
There's a tent on top to shelter from the rain
and could accommodate 20-overpeople
The Japanese crew were in awe
A very interesting style developed
from mixing these twoways of working
Jackie...
Jackie is probably the most famous Chinese in the world
With the presence of such a big star
the whole production was different
Filming on the streets was not easy
Jackie Chan...
I'm really scared of such situations
People crowd us whereverwe go
When I am on the street
passersbywill shout: "Autograph, Jackie!"
I tell them it's not possible as we're filming
They'll apologise
Quiet, please
Terrific!
Sometimes I pretend to leave...
and let them think I'm going
They will surround you!
You can't go out
I'll go say goodbye to my fans
Say goodbye to them...
We've tried many ways to hide him
We tried a mask, but they recognised his nose
Jackie!
We tried to hide him in a car
But they try and find his car
when they know he is around
There were a lot of firsts for me in this movie
The first time I'm a gangster
The first time I killed someone
It's a Jackie audiences haven't seen before
It's a completely new attempt
The audience, and the film industry
have been hoping to see a newJackie Chan
There are many rich elements in the film
A lot of things never seen before
This role is a breakthrough for me
Its very different from what I've done before
The DerekY ee-Jackie Chan combination is fresh
This is something I've never done before
Jackie Chan in Derek Yee's film What'll it be like?
I hope the audience can experience it
Jackie Chan
Naoto Takenaka
Daniel Wu
Xu Jinglei
Fan Bingbing
This place Tokyo...
The air is fresh
The tap water is also delicious
I'll tell you who they are
The crew cut is from Fujian
The effeminate one behind you is from Shanghai
Who are those Chinese people?
They're just ourchess piecees
It's OKto have chess pieces
YYou can't let your own people suffer
We've to get 600,000 yen to go into business
The chip has been tampered with
How many of you are there?
YYou're ill-fated?
I want my hand
Give me my hand...
Kill him!
My aunt in Tokyo wants me to go over
Wll you come back?
YYou're worried I won't be back?
YYourold friend saved me
Eguchi is dead
Bring your daughter
To the Okubo station, I'll wait for you
Now is the time for us to use the Bushido way
To get rid of the Chinese pigs!
Apologise!