[not verified in body] The film is one of the earliest examples of Miike's use of extreme violence and unusual characterization, two aspects he would become notorious for.

[not verified in body] The film is part of the Black Society trilogy and is followed by Rainy Dog and Ley Lines.

[1] The film recounts the interactions of the Dragon's Claw triad society and its homosexual leader Wang Zhi-Ming with a renegade police officer named Tatushito as well as opposing yakuza organizations.

[citation needed] Shinjuku Triad Society was released in Japan on 26 August 1995.

"[3] Time Out London stated that "Even viewers hardened to the perversities which tend to crop up in Japanese exploitation genres may find themselves rubbing their eyes at some of the images and incidents in Miike's extremist thriller" and that "Miike's stylish, gleeful direction establishes him as the most distinctive new 'voice' in the genre since Rokuro Mochizuki.