Quickly!
What'd he say?
How would I know? Just run!
Hurry, run or we won't get away!
Leave that! Let's go!
Japan 90's
This is the third boatload of illegal immigrants ...
to land in Wakasa Bay in 6 months
Tokyo Shinjuku District
I'll take you to a nice restaurant
No, it's OK, maybe next time...
Come on, it's OK...
30,000 for both of you, OK?
No... you're so rich and still you haggle...
Stop, don't run!
You can't escape
Where do you think you're going? Oh no...
Let go, let me go!
Let go! Stop resisting!
Let me go!
North-eastern China
Hey, little brother-in-law Hi
Can I get through?
Yes
Don't fool me
I'm not, it's frozen solid!
You little rascal
Who's your brother-in-law? My sister hasn't said yes to you yet!
Let's go, let's go...
Where are you running off to?
My tractor's been destroyed by you!
That's the one
No way, just from this scar
You can prove my wife is a Japanese orphan?
What do you know?
Those days, getting cowpox vaccination was a big deal
Only the Japanese children could afford such luxury
You're great Auntie
Just go along with it
and say they are your children
Then they can claim to be descendants of Japanese orphans
And go to Japan legally
Goodness, that's not possible
It would be illegal Yes
It can work!
It can work? Oh, no way
Look, I can't have given birth to so many!
It's not like making buns you know!
Sure you can! Auntie Liu next door has 12!
Please auntie, say we are yours!
Let us have the chance to go!
Yes, give us a chance...
Steelhead
Are you romancing me, or that machine?
Come up
My aunt in Tokyo wants me to go over. Should I?
Will you come back?
Why wouldn't I?
You're worried I won't be back? Can't bear to see me go?
Shameless!
If you don't want me to... Follow your dream!
Once I make enough money, I'll be back
Mail's here
No need to look, nothing for you
It's connected
Thanks
Jie, have you found her?
No, she has moved
How can she just vanish?
That's the thing
What about her aunt?
She died last month
Died? How did she die?
We are at the scene of the shipwreck
People of different nationalities are being taken away by the police
That's it, he must have been caught
Another one, poor sod
Jie, I've walked for two days
Thank God, I thought you didn't make it
Come on in
Some tea, hurry
Let me introduce you
This is my brother from home, Steelhead
This is Lao Gwei, Dai
That's Auntie Hao and her daughter Mae
Also just arrived. Now helping us to clean and cook
Hu and Fang
I said slow down... slower
Don't choke
God, he stinks
When he's eaten, take him for a bath
You have to hurry, we're closing soon
Understood
Come
I'm surprised they have bathhouses here, just like home
This is the old area, some houses don't even have toilets
Idiots! Shut up!
So sorry
Japanese mobsters, stay away
Why are there so many louts here?
Tokyo has really gone to the dogs
That's right! Ain't that the truth!
Damn it, if they had balls come to China
See if I don't chop him into pieces
How is life?
Fine, just tiring
She moved away
After her aunt died
I've looked everywhere
You should give up
We'll talk after you get some rest
Come on, get up Coming
Move faster, or you won't get work
Takadanobaba
How've you been?
Same as before
Is there any work?
I don't understand English
Big brother... Wait
Any work?
You're lucky, a foundation job
Guaranteed a week, 6,000 yen a day
Great!
Can my two buddies go with me?
Sure
But, 6 times 7 is 42,000
First, fork over commission of 4,200 each
Sure, sure, no problem...
Go on then
Plastics with plastics, glass with glass
Separate the flammable from the inflammable. Don't be lazy!
Damn it, I thought it was foundation work
Isn't all the land here foundation?
In 20 years, this'll all be full of villas
Stop talking and get to work!
Separate them properly! Plastics with plastics!
What's that guy doing?
Treasure hunting!
Treasure hunting?
Hey, hey...
That's mine!
The crane!
Hey! Stop! You're crushing him! Hey!
Someone's trapped underneath
Quick, call the police!
They're calling the cops!
Illegal workers better run!
There's still someone there!
Run! Run!
Hurry up and help! Come on!
Run! They're calling the cops! Thanks
Run! Run!
Brother Steelhead, eat while it's hot
I'm Hong Kong Boy
You saved my life, I'll repay you 10 times
I have a plumbing job in a few days
10,000 yen a day, I'll leave you a spot
Make sure you keep your word
A little token, please take it
Telephone cards
No, I can't
It's nothing
How do you sell these?
Very cheaply, at a tenth of the price
Get me 20 of those
No problem, coming right up
They're fake! You have to use them at green pay phones
The red ones have a detection system. Never use those
How are you, big brother? Fine
Brother Tai Bo, please give me another 20 cards
Is 20 enough?
It's for a friend
Look at you, didn't I ask you to work with me?
There's a lot going on here! You can get anything you want!
We are now at the Sanwa-kai headquarters...
...for the funeral of Mr lwaida Jiro
All major mob heads are here
Police are being very cautious...
and have sent a large contingent
We also hear from a reliable source...
that the mob leaders will...
sit down and elect...
a new head for Sanwa-kai today
Excuse me
Togawa Taro, 2 votes
Muranishi Koichi, 5 votes
Muranishi Koichi is the new leader
The new leader is here!
Boss... Boss...
Our new leader, Muranishi Koichi
Sub-head, Eguchi Toshinari Enter
Kurata
Do you know what I do?
I'm a police officer
You ask me to crawl down a sewer?
Don't you know lwaida Jiro is dead?
I haven't even had time to celebrate...
and you want me to do this?
We received a citizen's complaint
Then you should tell them
It's the illegal workers who clean the sewers
A Japanese would never do such a dirty job
If his toilet was blocked
Shit would just pile up to his ass
OK, all right
After this, I'll buy you some drinks Lead the way
The number of illegals has gone up in the past 2 months
The brass needs to clean things up
He's the Chinese interpreter
I see
I studied some Chinese in college
But I'm not fluent. Can you understand me?
I can follow you
Because I'm also Japanese
Oh... he really does understand me?
Forget it
Watch your step
OK
Stay where you are!
Cops!
Steelhead, run! Go!
Cops! Run!
Don't run!
Stop!
Round them up for questioning
Show your lD
Take out your IDs
Keep quiet!
Can you speak Putonghua? Speak it!
What's happening?
I can't understand them
Aren't you the interpreter?
They are speaking in dialect
Besides Beijingnese, Cantonese, what else is there?
Several hundred others!
Oh really?
How much do you earn a day?
8,000 yen
8,000?
He said only 8,000
What's your point?
This kind of work pays at least 15,000 yen
It's too little
Is my Chinese OK? Can you understand me?
Yes I can
Get them out of here
Don't arrest me, please
Run! Run!
No running!
Stay where you are!
Watch out! Over there!
Help... I can't swim
Give me your hand
Steelhead, run! Hurry!
Don't run
Wait
Run
Doesn't anyone guard the place?
The Japanese don't steal, so they think others won't
Fools!
Come, take this
3,000 is too little!
This is worth nothing, get the LVs
and the Guccis
They're at department stores
Steal these, they're the hottest
I'll give you 20 percent of the market price
All these are stolen goods
The Southeast Asian buyers
All come here to buy
Some customers order in advance too
The harder it is to steal, the higher the price
Come, freshly grilled
Have it while it's hot So slow!
I'll tell you who they are
The crew cut is from Vietnam
The effeminate one behind you is from Shanghai
Those on the other side... the loud ones
...are from Fujian
The people here...
...are capable of doing anything
Do they work with each other?
They're all in different gangs, so probably not
Don't listen to him
This year, everyone is under the same sky
Money is king! No money, no brethren
Get lost if you have no money!
Don't talk rubbish!
Let me show you something
Come over, come on
You eat first... come over
I'll show you a trick, just a slip of paper
You spend nothing, but you have cigarettes
And you have spare change
Steelhead
I see an aggressive streak in you
It'd be a waste if you don't take short cuts
I don't want to be deported
Deported... you scared? Stop the nonsense
Just ignore him
I'll bring you back
Come back and play again, right?
I'll wait outside
Are you new?
Get yourself some food
Lily Yes
Go
Be careful
I'm drunk, Lily takes care of me
If you get drunk, I'll take care of you
Give me your money
I have no money
Hand over your money!
Let go... What are you doing?
Mito-san
Let me go...
What are you doing?
You... what are you doing?
Help! Help!
Help! Help! Run!
Help...
Thank you... thank you
Are you OK?
Oh, it's you
I hit the jackpot today
Mito-san
Sister
Mito-san, your head is bleeding! Come and help
I'm pissed off
No, don't drink any more
Give me a drink! Sit down first...
I can't calm down without booze
Wang, bring the first aid box Right away
Come... sit
Here's the box
I don't know how to thank you
Money's the most practical, please take it
I still need to return this money to you
Thanks
I'm looking to hire someone
Why not come and help me?
It's OK, I have work
Let me get you a drink
Wang, bring some food
What would you like? I'll go prepare it
Anything will do OK
No need to be curious
They're all working students
I purposely opened this bar at a quiet location
I wanted to keep things simple
Kabuki-cho is too uncivilised
Zunaku is a hostess bar
It's yours?
Yes!
If you're lonely or troubled
Just come here for a drink
This place is meant to sooth sorrows
I envy her
I too would like a man to search the world for me
You don't have a man?
No good man!
Good men like good women
Wrong! Good men like bad women
So you're a bad woman looking for a good man
Right! You're so right!
Ah, problems, everyone has their problems
Are you doing OK at work?
I'm doing OK
That's good. Don't rush yourself
When people are in a hurry, they stray from the path
What do you want?
You're obstructing justice, you're under arrest
Reject the Anti-yakuza bill, protect our rights
Can you please elaborate on...
how the Japanese mafia can co-exist with other legal organizations?
They don't exactly co-exist
It is a long and complicated story
Can you give us a simplified explanation?
It's rather difficult...
Tell the branches to burn all papers
And cease operations Yes
No one is to use any violence
Don't give the cops any excuse to hold us
Understood
Move out! Yes!
Hurry up! There's no time!
Hurry!
Sir, times have changed
Sanwa-kai cannot survive on old rules
We need radical changes
Togawa Taro from Togawa-gumi...
will never accept your suggestion
Perhaps, but Togawa-gumi is pushing things
The cops will use this as an excuse to arrest us
We can't treat him as the enemy
We can't have Sanwa-kai in disarray
And we certainly cannot anger Togawa Taro
I understand
Welcome
Good evening, Eguchi-san
Please come in
Here you go
Who is that man?
Big shots!
Look, look
The one in red...
is Gao, the Taiwan gang's leader
The fiercest in Shinjuku
I think the tall guy beside him
is probably a mobster
Jie, is that her?
Surely not
Isn't it?
Hey, what are you doing?
Don't go
Nakajima, take the things in
I can take them
No need
Nakajima, do you need to move some stuff?
Thank you
If it's not enough, there's more inside
Thank you
That man just now
Seemed quite taken with you
He is from my village
Under the circumstances, I didn't dare greet him
I didn't want to embarrass you
Yuko
We've been together so long
Why would I discriminate against the Chinese?
Some people discriminate against foreigners
I think that's too extreme, and naive
Don't you agree, Nakajima?
Many Chinese have come to Kabuki-cho
They're creating a mess there
Actually, they are no different from us
Just trying to make a living
Do you know how many Chinese...
helped to build Kabuki-cho after the war?
Never mind
Yuko
If you meet your friends again
Just make contact with them
I won't mind
I've been keeping this for a special occasion
Tonight, it's bottoms up!
Come!
Ah... Enough, enough...
What's up?
Waiting is such torture
Now we have the answer, great!
Come, let's paint the town!
Good, paint the town!
Stop! What are you doing?
Don't run!
Come down!
Run!
My papers! My papers!
Squat down!
I can't go back
Since I'm on the road of no return
I should make life better for myself
I'll make some money and make myself legal
I can't live in the shadows forever
You mean...
You want to skirt the law?
What do you think?
My problem is I'm a coward
I just want a pushcart to sell Tianjin chestnuts
That's my biggest ambition
Every dream needs money
Excuse me, brother Tai Bo
My buddy Steelhead has a deal for you
Let's sit and chat
What's to talk?
20 cards? 50?
2,000 now, 10,000 next month
Can you move that much?
I have people
Good! Just show me the money!
Remember, it's 1,000 for 8 cards
If they bargain, just throw in a couple free
Phone cards... phone cards...
1,000 yen for 10
Phone cards... phone cards...
1,000 yen for 10
If you want to make more, sell fake cards!
To pose as tourists, you must behave like them
What do you think? Beautiful?
Remember, look for the expensive stuff!
Hong Kong Boy, come over
This is good
Look at this, this one... it's good
PACHlNKO
I've secretly rigged this machine
I'll teach you a special way to play it
It will spit out tens of thousands of yen every day
It's steady income
We've to get 600,000 yen to go into business
Is it risky?
Isn't being an illegal worker risky?
Let's go for it, here's 30,000
I'm in!
Here's my 30,000
Jie, go and change the presents OK
Sorry... there's no problem
Let me do it
Calm down, why are you so flustered?
Thanks
Have you seen this kind of card before?
I think so
Sir, are you not well?
I'm fine... I'm fine...
Are you sure? Yes, I'm fine
Please wait Thank you
You can take a seat over there
It's fine... really
Why are you so nervous?
He's really unwell... Iet it go
All right?
Jie... Jie...
Come here
What's going on?
There's a delivery for you, go take a look
For me? What is it?
OK... quiet down
Jie, we all discussed it
You're too timid for a life of crime
We pooled our money and got you a cart
You can sell your chestnuts
Work hard Go have a look
Tasty chestnuts, sweet and fragrant!
Sweet and fragrant!
30 percent is Fate, the rest is a battle
You can only win if you love a good fight
Check it OK
Is this what you wanted? Yes
OK, I'll keep this one
Looks great
Such a coincidence... shopping?
My day off today, just looking around
I've been doing this recently
This is for you
For real?
Of course, it's for real. It's from Takashimaya
I mean are you really giving it to me?
Oh... boss, give me a bag
Thanks!
Don't put it here, over there!
Do you have it? Two twos, any takers?
No Three fours
Quiet... quiet...
Steelhead's brought a woman back
No way!
And she's quite pretty
They're coming
It's very lively in here
Let me help you
Thank you
What? Seen a ghost?
Yes, two in fact
A male and a female
You!
Can't ever say anything nice!
Let me introduce
She's Lily, a special friend of mine
How are you? Sister in law!
That's Auntie Hao How do you do?
Pleased to meet you
Miss Lily
You and Steelhead look like a couple!
Auntie Hao, what are you saying...
Attention! Marry now, bridal chamber next!
The banquet comes tomorrow Hear, hear!
You people are impossible
Making noise all day long
You've destroyed my perfectly good place
Get out, all of you, or I'll call the cops!
Get out!
What did he say?
He... he said you're rude and noisy
He wants you to go, or he'll call the cops
Move? Are you kidding...
Lao Gwei It's new year and he wants me to move!
Hush...
I'm sorry
Please...
What's this?
Please
This won't work next time
Remember, sort the garbage!
This is a broken shack, what's he so pissed off for?
Don't you agree?
What did he say?
You must have got him in trouble...
...by not sorting the garbage
This place is a garbage dump! What do we need to sort?
That's right! Hey!
You can't blame him for being mad, it's his property
If we piss him off, he'll go to the cops
Who suffers? We do
Hey, we have to learn Japanese...
if we want to blend into their world
We're living in their home, we should build links
We need to communicate more
You're right
Why don't I start a Japanese class
and teach you all for free?
Fantastic, count me in OK!
Me too... I want to as well...
OK, no more talk
It's new year, time to eat!
Yes, new year! Let's eat!
Lao Gwei, speak softer
You're the loudest, tidy up!
Why so late tonight?
Business has been good
Really? Look
Let me show you some magic OK
Which hand?
This one
Nothing
That... that one
Also nothing
Where is it? Where is it?
I think, it's in your ear...
How can it be? Let me see
It's really there
Really How would I know?
I'll give it to you OK
Who are you?
He's my father
How do you do?
I'm also Chinese! It's the New Year
A gift from me
You're also Chinese?
Come, have a cup of tea!
Come... Sure...
How about my cart? No worries!
Go on home
Why?
Just go
I told you to go home! Why?
I said go! Go home!
Dad...
Who do you think you are?
You dare touch my daughter?
I didn't, we're just friends
Friends?
Weren't you just holding her hand?
Don't misunderstand Misunderstand?!
We're just platonic friends
Teach him a lesson!
No, please listen to me
I really have no designs on her
Beat him!
Don't...
Jie
Dad, stop it!
Stop hitting him!
Is Jie back?
No Come... eat while it's hot
Give me the cold one, have the hot one...
Auntie, leave some for Jie
Of course... of course
Oh... mother!
What's wrong? Who?
He's bleeding
It's Jie! Jie!
What happened?
Come... sit here...
What happened?
Who beat you?
Uncle Tak...
Who is this Uncle Tak?
An old China hand
He has yakuza support
We always try to avoid him
and try to ignore him
I told you to leave his daughter alone
Why didn't you listen?
Where are your ears? Can you hear?
He's taken my cart
Let's go
Get the cart back!
Steelhead, don't mess with these people
He really has yakuza support
If we don't look after our brothers
Does that mean I should also look away...
if any of you are in trouble in future?
Those without balls can stay and eat!
I'll be back
What do we do now?
Steelhead...Steelhead
Which one?
The one at the back
What are you up to?
You don't understand? Are you a foreigner?
You looking for trouble?
Shouldn't be
Chinese are forbidden
You asshole
You want to die?
What's going on?
What's with the noise?
This guy
Are you Uncle Tak?
Who wants to know?
Give me back the chestnut cart
And you injured my friend, I want you to apologise!
What? Say that again!
Apologise! Return the cart!
Beat him!
Hong Kong Boy!
Apologise! Return the cart!
Apologise! Return the cart!...
Quickly! No way...
Where is he? There!
Don't hit me... don't hit me...
Where's the cart?
The back alley...
The cops are here
Cops!
Stop... don't run!
Here
It's stuck Move that
Let's go!
The police!
Don't run, I'm not arresting you
Don't run!
You saved my life
I wanted to thank you
I'm Kitano, I've been looking for you...
...to thank you
My cellphone number
Call me if you need help
Kitano-san
Go!
Not here, that way
It's been tampered with
Damn it!
Put it back
Delicious chestnuts!
Thanks
Jie Thank you for coming
Jie
Can you look after the pachinko for me?
I need to take a piss OK
I really need to go... hurry Let me turn out the fire
It's that machine I know
Hurry OK
You bastard, you've got balls! You've got guts!
You dare tamper with my machine?
I don't understand...
I said you've got balls!
Messing with my shop!
I didn't... you got it wrong...
I sell chestnuts
You look familiar, you come often?
I already told you I sell chestnuts
I think you're here to make trouble
I'm not!
You have a death wish
Do you have partners? Quickly!
Take him away!
I really don't know
Look, that's my cart
You really sell chestnuts?
Yes, I sell chestnuts Then there's nothing to fear
Keep a look out
Take him inside
Don't run...
Don't be afraid!
Why are you crying?
Why try to run?
I really didn't...
Bring him inside...
Who's your leader?
Oh, he shit his pants?
Then answer quickly!
Who's your leader?
How many of you are there?
Where do you live? Tell me and I'll let you go
Just my luck... What?
I said I'm really ill-fated!
You?
I'm the unlucky one!
Keep him down!
Just your luck?!
You're ill-fated?
There's trouble
Jie's being held by the Taiwan gang!
What?
Let's go!
What? Still not talking?
No!
Fine then! Drag him over here!
Put him down!
I gave you a chance
Now you'll regret it!
Jie
There's quite a few of you!
You the leader then?
Tell your people never to step foot in Shinjuku again
If I ever catch any of you again
I guarantee
It will be much worse than this
Jie... it's OK
How are you doing?
Hang on
Hand... give me back the hand
You want his hand?
Sure
You want the hand?
Here!
Quickly, let's go home
Let's go!
Go, quickly!
Perhaps... I should have killed him!
Auntie Hao, the doctor is here
Quickly... come in
The doctor is here
This is unacceptable!
We should go and teach Gao a lesson!
Yes, we should chop off his hands!
And scoop out his brains! Right?
Chop them up
Let's go!
Hey, what are you doing?
You think he's stupid enough to sit and wait for us?
Aren't we going to pay him back?
You like talking about it?
If you want, just do it, don't talk about it!
Don't be impulsive, calm down
Let's think this through!
What do we do?
Jie, what do you want? Water?
I want my hand
Give me my hand...
I know you and Eguchi are tight
I know he'll come tonight
Togawa-san
Is the head of Togawa-gumi in agreement?
Eguchi-san has been good to me
Gao-san, I represent my father today
You won't be disappointed
You mean, the offer...
...is something I can't refuse?
My father said...
if you kill Eguchi
He will give you Kabuki-cho
On opening night
Did you see Eguchi's wife?
Yes, she's quite pretty
She's... Yuko, right?
Her name is Xiu Xiu
She used to work as a hostess
She looks very Japanese!
Boss, we're really going to do it?
I've wanted to for a long time
Had I not played hard to get...
that wily Togawa would not have agreed to my terms!
Ask the Japanese staff to go home
Then get the place ready
Eguchi-san is here
Welcome Thank you
Business has been good this month
Especially at shop 2
It's up 20 percent from last month
See here
Faster than I expected
Yes
It should do even better next month
Yes
Grab him!
Sorry, boss!
I don't really want to kill you!
Kill!
Run!
Kill him! Kill him!
Run!
Not here! Go!
I... have seen you before
Thank you
They're back... Step aside!
Deputy chairman
I apologise for your fright!
Darling
Are you all right?
I'm fine
Your old friend saved me
I'm going to change, please attend to him
Are you hurt?
No, it's nothing
Mum, is he your friend?
This is my daughter, Ayako
Were you bitten by a mosquito?
She looks like you
Steelhead
Don't think badly of me
Don't be silly
I was just a little worried
Now I feel better
You're doing all right
I am now called Eguchi Yuko
Don't worry, I understand
Ayako, come here
Thank him for me
He says thank you
Tell him that before Gao tried to kill him
A young man named Togawa came to see him
Before you arrived at the bar
A man called Togawa was there
Ask him what he's doing now?
He wants to know what you are doing now?
Just crappy jobs
Just small jobs here and there
If he is willing to help me
I will pay him well
However much he wants
He asks
If you'll work for him
He can pay you well
However much you want
Please tell him, it's all right
Please thank him
Go home and see your mother if you can
She cries every time she thinks of you
Can you believe the irony?
Your ex saves your husband's life
I'm sorry
Branch leader Togawa Taro
actually asked an outsider to kill his sub-head
If we don't expel him
there will be unrest
Where's your proof?
If you slander my father again, I'll kill you!
What do you intend to do?
Shut up!
Any more and you will leave!
Sanwa-kai's secret of survival...
...is unity!
Whoever brings up the word "expel" again...
won't get away with it
Eguchi
I can't see why Togawa would want to kill you
Do you?
Eguchi has been eyeing Kansai
That's why I think the Osaka faction did it
Give me a little time to investigate
Go bow to Togawa-gumi's leader
Wipe out the past
Let's make a peaceful new start
Steelhead, how's he doing?
Fever's not gone?
No, a bit delirious
Maybe he's having nightmares
Steelhead
A Japanese guy to see you
This reminds me of home when I was a kid
Please sit down
Is this your girlfriend?
I'm Lily
You are very fluent
Would you translate please?
He wants me to translate
There's no need
I want you to get rid of two guys for me
Why me?
I can't use my own men
Who are these two men?
One is the head of Togawa-gumi
The other is the head of Sanwa-kai, Muranishi
OK, I'll do it
But you have to agree to all my terms
Firstly
You need to get me legal status in Japan
Then, you'll give me the Taiwan gang's territories!
We not only have the same tastes
We also work the same way
Togawa-gumi is crazy!
We can't sit around and do nothing!
I'm going to kill you!
Maruyama is dead!
Attack with full force!
Go!
Recent attacks in Shinjuku...
have been classified critical
Ordinary citizens are in danger
Togawa!
To prevent things from going out of control
The area commanders will take control
Organised Crime Division
Eguchi Toshinari, head of the Eguchi clan,
His follower Nakajima Hiromasa
And the late Muranishi Koichi...
were close...
That guy Tanaka... isn't he a political bigwig?
What are they doing?
Black gold politics has existed forever
Don't be naive
Gangs, yakuza, showbiz
You can't separate one from the other these days
It's called capitalism
The dead have no more value
But the riches in this world still do
Vengeance must be resolved
In-fighting must cease
Eguchi...
...is hereby appointed head of Sanwa-kai
Togawa Taro is dead
Kyohei is Togawa Taro's heir
He'll handle the same territories
I've asked two friends to be witnesses
Any opposition?
Tanaka-san is elderly
Don't give him cause for worry
You'll follow his orders, right?
We will watch over you
You catch my drift?
Kitano-san, they're coming over
Why is he beside Eguchi?
Kabuki-cho's merchant list
Give Shinjuku territories to Steelhead
Boss, that's not right
How can I explain it to our men?
The Chinese cannot be trusted!
He saved my life
What's wrong with giving Gao's territory to him?
Letting the Chinese control the Chinese might work
More importantly
he will draw Togawa arrows like a bull's eye
But, boss...
Enough, just do as I say
I can't go against the boss' orders
But I want you to know
I, Nakajima Hiromasa, despise you people!
Brothers, onward to Shinjuku!
May wealth pour in
Brother Steelhead, congratulations
We old immigrants will count on you from now
Come... come...come...
Let's have a drink, thanks...
Steelhead-san
This gift is from the head of Eguchi clan
He wishes you prosperous business
Thank you
Here, take this inside
Is this protection fee?
This stops from next month
But it's the tradition
Yes, yes!
It's unfair to you all
We've all crossed the seas to get here
Making it alive wasn't easy
We should work together
How can I take advantage of my own people?
Besides
In future, when my brothers do business in Kabuki-cho
Running a noodle shop or Chinese restaurant
They will still need your help
Then...
What happens when there's trouble?
What trouble?
There are lots of drunken louts here
Can't you call the cops?
No, they're always gang members
Our licenses will be affected if there's trouble
True? Right?
Brother, Kabuki-cho lives by one law in the day
And another by night
If you don't take this money
It will incite more fights when others find out
I'll take it for now
We'll treat it as a loan
When I make a profit, I will return it
No... no need to return
You have your work cut out for you
For instance, improve the safety here
And don't let the young ones sell drugs
Thank you, big brother
Thank you... We'll take our leave
See you...
Thank you, big brother... Thank you
Jie
You've finally made it
I hope you can forget the past
Jie... Jie, what are you doing? Let go...
Jie... Jie, let go!
How could you?
Let's go... Iet's go
Go quickly... Jie... Jie...
Don't push me! Are you on his side or mine?
Steelhead...
Hey Jie, what are you doing?
What? You want to hit me?
Calm down
30 percent is Fate, the rest is a battle
You can only win if you love a good fight
Come... bottom's up
The old wine from home is still best
Ganbei! Steelhead
We wouldn't be here without you
What are you saying!
Don't fight, let's drink to Steelhead!
Steelhead, to you!
We have achieved some results today
But we all know in our hearts
This was achieved through illegal means
We can't do that in the long-term
I opened this Kabushiki Gaisha
Because I wanted us to have a legal business
To run an entertainment club on the lowest rent
A licensed one, not illegal
And, to grab the control of the Taiwan gang
So that we can protect ourselves
We hear you, Steelhead
We'll follow your lead
We have all suffered
That's why I want to set aside some money
To help those who have just arrived. Help them find jobs
I want this responsibility to go to...
How about to Jie?
Everyone OK?
Good!
Then I would like to do something that interests me
In future, the business here will go to...
...it's yours, Hong Kong Boy
I'm not sure if I can
You'll have Tai Bo and Hu, they have experience
Try it out
Remember, be united!
Jie, any problems?
Thank you
Thank you, everyone
A toast to Steelhead, cheers!
Come... come, drink
Steelhead
We're tired, we're going to go
OK, go on then
Congratulations, you finally made it
What do you mean?
I want to see if you are illegal
So you finally got it
You owe me one
I let you go once, the debt is paid
Just once? That's worth a life?
Half the debt then?
OK, half!
I hope you can be a good man
Because I don't want to...
come after you one day
That'd be just great!
One, two, three
You have more grey hair
I'm forty something!
Finding me old?
In your heart
What's the most important thing in life?
That's a loaded question
Man's most original wants...
were for food and shelter
But when we see what we don't have...
our desires grow
Xiu Xiu, what are you looking at? Why so many people?
Look... there's a fridge, and a color TV
Go back Let's just take a look
You'll break the windows! Go home!
Let's go... don't look, it's no big deal
Look at her! Let's go... come on
I want to find a job out there one day
Don't go, you'll never come back
Why do you say that?
Because the city is vibrant
It's colorful, and different from here
If you go, you won't want to return
You're wrong Are you sure?
You're wrong I'm dead right
Since becoming a wife and mother
I know what I value in life
You have to learn to be content
When people have been oppressed...
...or when they have certain demands
When they have established a force
That force evolves into power
Mobs have historically been formed like this
Unfortunately, power changes people
From passive and tolerant, they begin to get aggressive
They lose control of themselves
More than 1.5 million foreigners living in Japan
What a broken and dirty place!
How can anyone live here?
What are you saying? I used to live here!
It's smelly!
Wasn't this cooked by my mother?
She's been dead so many years, and it's still here!
Damn it
Where's that bastard Tai Bo?
Here, here
Why's the place so run down?
Stop shouting
We're businessmen now
Cut the crap! Where's the stuff?
Come, have a look
500 pills
One kilo, the money?
You only deliver once a week
How am I going to make money?
Cops have been clamping down, there's not enough goods
Just add some ketamine, you'll be high in no time
Shizuko, I just bought a convertible
I want to take you for a spin
I'm busy
Is it because of this?
I've already gone for laser treatments
It will disappear soon
I guarantee it will disappear!
What's going on?
It's... a friend
Friend? When did I become a friend?
If we're friends, how come you can't even look at me?
What's your problem?
What are you looking at?
It's very cute
Stop, don't hit him!
What?
What's up?
Don't aggravate him
Go in for a drink, OK?
Let's all go in!
What are you guys up to?
How can you let foreigners trample all over your turf?
Eguchi brought them in
Why didn't you question Eguchi?
He's the boss. I have no such right
Eguchi, let me ask you something
Master, what's the matter?
Who are those Chinese people?
It's better if they take care of certain things
It's OK to use them
But you can't let them build up power
They're just our chess pieces
It's OK to have chess pieces
You can't let your own people suffer
I will be honest with you
That's my plan exactly
I want to use them to take care of Kyohei
Master
I think Sanwa-kai needs to re-organise
About that...
Let's talk later
Don't be too conspicuous, understand?
Definitely, sorry to trouble you!
Damn it!
Ruled by ambition
Time to let him go
Can you do it?
Come in!
Kitano-san
Have some tea
Very fragrant
It's the best oolong tea
Hard to believe that
So much success in so short a time
It's just a small business
This is not small
Roppongi, Aoyama and Shibuya, all yours now
It's not small!
These are papers on "Toka Shouji" Trading Company
Police already ID-ed you as Katou-gumi
The biggest foreign gang in Japan
You must be mistaken
You even dare sell drugs
If you have proof, arrest me
What are you trying to say?
Your men must be hiding things from you
Secretly working with Eguchi
Who's working with Eguchi?
It's your buddy Jie
If it is him, I will stop him
Don't delay
But I have a request
You're in no position to ask
Don't arrest my people
Impossible! Cops arrest crooks, that's the game
But...
If you find evidence incriminating Eguchi
I can help with certain things
Steelhead
I've wanted to ask you
Muranishi Koichi, Togawa Taro
Did you kill them?
You speak out of turn!
Steelhead, ignore him
No matter what, I need time
Steelhead
I have repaid my debt in full
Big brother
Where's Hong Kong Boy?
He's just gone out, back soon
My number will win
I've won! You lucky bastard
There are guests here, keep it down
He told you to pipe down
He's talking to you
What are you saying? Shut up
You looking for trouble?
Where are you from?
We're Katou-gumi
Let me teach you a lesson
Punch him!
Let go... Iet go!
Let go! Do you want to die?
You dare hit big brother?
Do you know who he is? Brother Steelhead!
Are you OK?
Who are they?
Jie's followers
They just arrived, they're ignorant
It's a mess
You again? Goldie!
Is that you? Always making trouble!
Apologise! Apologise now!
Sorry, big brother!
Go! Run!
How did Eguchi look for Jie?
He has a lot of men
You told him to take care of the new ones
Are we a triad gang now?
It's for survival, don't interfere
When I came over
Most of the people got caught
You were lucky
Perhaps
Steelhead
Why don't we leave Japan?
To go where?
I have a good friend in Brazil
What language do they speak there?
I think it's Portuguese
What can I do there?
Something that lets you sleep at night
I can't leave them behind
Don't be naive
Life is one big mistake
How many can you help? Or save?
You can't do anything
Why have you called me here?
I don't look after domestic disturbances!
As long as you don't arrest my people
I will turn evidence against Eguchi
Eguchi asked me to kill Muranishi and Togawa
Steelhead... what are you doing?
Have you gone mad? Are they worth it?
Are they worth this?
It's all lies
Pay him no heed
He's only trying to save his brothers
He's lying to you!
He's lying!
What are you trying to do?
Do you want Eguchi go to jail
So Xiu Xiu will come back to you?
Have you ever considered my feelings?
You are so selfish!
Steelhead
Let's just leave, OK?
Lily, I can't live in regret
Who do you live for?
Your brothers?
Your ex-girlfriend?
Or for me?
She seems to have fallen for you
If I were her
I'd kill you
Gao, if you want back Kabuki-cho
You'll have to rely on yourself
Yes!
Kill Kyohei and Tanaka for me
What do I get?
All the Chinese territories go to you
Eguchi-san
Your men have all betrayed you
Now is the time for us to use the Bushido way
To get rid of the Chinese pigs!
Aren't we here for war? What are we waiting for?
Shut up and sit down and eat
They're talking upstairs
What if they don't listen to you?
Then send them all back to China
They have legal documents
Let's play it by ear!
Aren't you afraid I'll run?
It's a lifelong job going after guys like you
Steelhead
What are you doing?
Isn't he a cop?
The cops know you are a criminal outfit
What's this you and us stuff?
Aren't we one family?
Chairman Eguchi
I was just looking for you!
Why are you in cahoots with him?
Be clear in what you say
You worked with him first. What about you?
When did you join the cops?
How could you deal drugs?
Don't just pick on me
Could I have done all this alone?
All of you are in this?
No... not me
They said they wanted to
If you did it, then own up!
Hey, you didn't want to run things
You just upped and left
Now, you lecture us?
Can you hear yourself?
Stop squabbling
Ingrate! Don't talk to me!
Tai Bo... Stop quarrelling
Lao Gwei! Why are you speaking for him?
We're only making some money, what's the big deal?
We didn't sell to the Chinese
Steelhead
Since we all agreed to it
Keep out of it
The cops want to catch someone, who?
Me!
What have you turned into?
Especially you. Look at you!
You look like a ghost, you know that?
Ghost?
If there is one, you let it out
You're the real ghost!
Wake up!
Steelhead, you've done all you can
Leave it for now
You can't leave!
Don't let them leave Get away...
You can't leave... Get away!
You know the repercussions of attacking a cop?
We're family, stop fighting
Are you crazy?
You treat the cops as family?
If you follow him, it's a dead end!
You are the one heading for a dead end
You've forgotten you killed someone?
I killed
I did it for you!
Stop bullshitting!
You killed the border guard so you could see your woman
You killed the yakuza because you wanted legal status
For the money, for yourself!
So what if I did? Didn't you get something too?
Didn't all of you get something?
All you have today, who fought for it?
Without me, where would you be?
You really want to talk like that?
When you first came to Japan
Who looked out for you?
Without me, you'd be eating turd!
Didn't I risk my life too?
Steelhead, you're wrong to say that
What? Want to take me on?
The matter wouldn't end there
The Japanese won't let you go
He won't let the Chinese take power
He'll destroy you sooner or later!
Kitano-san has already said
he only wants Eguchi
If you stop your activities
He'll let you go
Don't fall for it
If I fall, you all fall
Get them!
Don't move!
Kitano-san
Get away!
Wait
Calm down, Steelhead
Go back with me
Jie
Just kill me
Jie
Shoot! Don't do this!
Jie
Go away
Have you gone mad?
A knife? This is not child's play
We can talk about anything
And come to an agreement
Chinese don't fight Chinese...
Breaking my winning streak
You want my life?
What do you expect from me?
Go up!
Come!
Hong Kong Boy
Check on Lao Gwei, hurry. Help him
Let's get upstairs
Jie, no
Jie
Don't leave. You're all dead!
Hey, come out!
Go up!
Go!
Steelhead
Get away!
Don't... don't...
Go
Fang, help!
Jie, run
Run, run!
No, Eguchi
Eguchi
Kobayashi, it's me
Bring men down to "Toka Shouji"
Quickly!
I can't believe Nakajima sold me out
This is for you
All the information is in there
Your cop friend can get a promotion
I think... I could have gone out with a bigger bang
Eguchi
Nakajima, Eguchi is dead
He said, he'll come back as a ghost to haunt you
Give me the knife!
Don't let him go
Steelhead!
Dai!
Dai! Dai!
Go!
Steelhead, here
There are stairs outside
Kitano, are you OK?
Open fire if they resist, let's go!
Don't run!
Steelhead
It seems
I'm still a coward
Stop doing this, Jie!
Xiu Xiu, is that you?
What's happened?
Stay calm
Eguchi is dead
Quickly pack and find a safe hideaway
How about this?
Bring your daughter
To the Okubo station, I'll wait for you. Hurry!
Well?
Speak up!
Tell us!
You'll regret not talking
Your kid will die. Speak!
Ayako
Don't...
Ayako...
What happened?
The cops are here
Go to Okubo station now
Take care of Steelhead!
Where are you?
Okubo station
I'm on my way
Get me a car
Over there
There
Are you OK?
Don't shoot!
Nakajima!
Hold your fire
Stop, don't shoot!
Emergency! Officer down!
How many men are down?
Get an ambulance here...
Steelhead! Steelhead!
Steelhead!
Hang on!
Your lung must be punctured!
It's no use
I have repaid my debt
Steelhead!
We can call it even
What did you say?
Steelhead, what did you say?
30 percent is Fate
The rest is a battle
You can only win if you love a good fight