Synopsis: Steelhead is a Chinese labourer who comes to Japan hoping for a better life. Unable to find honest work and bullied into the shadows with his fellow Chinese illegal immigrants, he soon finds himself ascending as the boss of a black market mob. After providing a deadly service to a powerful Yakuza crime boss, Steelhead’s rise to mafia power spirals rapidly out of control as he’s given reign over the dangerous and lucrative Shinjuku district.
Tagline: They destroyed his life... Now he'll destroy them all.
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Released: 2009-03-22
Revenue: $5,461,200
Budget: $15,000,000
Runtime: 119 minutes
Status: Released
Rating: 6.6