Action film

Shinjuku Swan II (2017): Cast, Box Office & Plot

Name: Shinjuku Swan II
Genre: Action
Released: 2017-01-21
Duration: 2 h 13 min
Cast: Go Ayano, Tadanobu Asano, Kippei Shiina, Motoki Fukami, Takashi Sasano

Shinjuku Swan II is a 2017 action film directed by Sion Sono, starring Go Ayano as Tatsuhiko Shiratori, Tadanobu Asano and Kippei Shiina. It runs 2 hours 13 minutes and earned $6.4 million worldwide.

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Released: January 21, 2017
Runtime: 2h 13m (133 min)
Director: Sion Sono
Genre: Action
Original language: Japanese
Studio: Sony Pictures
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The story

What Is Shinjuku Swan II About?

The premise of Shinjuku Swan II without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Tatsuhiko Shiratori works as a talent scout, seeking out young women for the adult entertainment industry. After relocating from Shinjuku, Tokyo, to Yokohama, he finds himself in direct competition with Masaki Taki, the CEO of a rival scouting company. The ensuing conflict creates tension and challenges for Tatsuhiko as he navigates the competitive landscape.

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Cast & crew

Shinjuku Swan II Cast & Characters

Go Ayano leads the cast as Tatsuhiko Shiratori, with Tadanobu Asano as Masaki Taki and Kippei Shiina as Hiroki Sumitomo. Directed by Sion Sono; 64 actors are credited in all.

Director Sion Sono

Go Ayano as Tatsuhiko Shiratori
Tadanobu Asano as Masaki Taki
Kippei Shiina as Hiroki Sumitomo
Motoki Fukami as Gensuke Seki

Also Starring in Shinjuku Swan II

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Takashi Sasano Sunako
Hideo Nakano Akira Tasaka
Yu Yamada Ryoko
Yuki Kubota Yosuke
Nobuaki Kaneko Yutaka Hayama
Takayuki Yamada
Alice Hirose Mayumi Ozawa
Eita Okuno
Jun Murakami Tokimasa
Yûsuke Iseya Matora
Jun Kaname Kajita
Kotaro Yoshida Shuzen Amano
Kosuke Toyohara Jin Yamashiro
Renn Kiriyama Shinnosuke Soga
Maryjun Takahashi Arisa
Yū Kamio Kuraishi

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From the director

More from Sion Sono

More films directed by Sion Sono: The Lonely 19:00, State of Emergency, The Forest of Love and The Bastard and the Beautiful World.

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Plot

Shinjuku Swan II Plot Summary

What happens in Shinjuku Swan II from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

One year has passed since the death of Hideyoshi. Sumitomo, president of the All Japan Liquor Merchants Association, announces plans to open a new gentleman’s club in Yokohama, marking a fresh push into the city’s adult entertainment scene. Tatsuhiko Shiratori, a scout from Burst who recruits girls for the business, relocates from Shinjuku to Yokohama to recruit talent and expand the agency’s foothold there. He soon clashes with Masaki Taki, the CEO of the rival Wizard agency in Yokohama, who is equally determined to recruit new girls for the opening night and resents this upstart encroaching on his turf.

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