Shinjuku Swan

Shinjuku Swan

2015 · 139 min · JA · 5.5 (30 votes)
Dir. Sion Sono · Starring Go Ayano, Takayuki Yamada, Erika Sawajiri, Yusuke Iseya, Yu Yamada, Nobuaki Kaneko · Music Naoki Ohtsubo · Shinjuku Swan Collection
ActionCrimeDrama

Shiratori Tatsuhiko works as a scout for talent agency Burst in Kabukichō, Shinjuku's red light district, recruiting young girls for the adult entertainment industry. In a business where money means everything, Tatsuhiko finds himself in a constant struggle between rival scouts and the Yakuza.

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A visceral dive into the neon-drenched underbelly of Shinjuku. It's a relentless, brutal, and often bleak portrayal of ambition and survival in a world where loyalty is fleeting and violence is currency.

grittyintensenihilisticviolentpropulsiveneo-noiryakuza filmstylized violenceurban decaysurvivalloyaltycorruptionambition
yakuzaoutlawbased on manga