Scissor 7 poster

Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: Scissor Seven

Wuxia parody Scissor Seven (or Killer Seven) demonstrates that good hair and a tragic past are the most important assets of an amnesiac assassin.
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Mr Six

Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: Mr. Six

Mr. Six does not go gentle into that good night.
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Keith Ape

Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: It G Ma

Orca ninjas go rambo in "It G Ma" and a short history of black cultural influence on delinquent imagery.
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Beelzebub cover

Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: Beelzebub, plus Lone Wolf and Cub

Lone Wolf and Cub created the template for the tough guy assassin with a little child in tow, and Beelzebub makes fun of it.
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Sex and Fury Poster

Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: Sex and Fury

Blood, boobs, and badasses in Sex and Fury.
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Exiled

Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: Exiled

The coolest Johnnie To film ever.
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13 Assassins

Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: 13 Assassins

Total massacre awaits in 13 Assassins.
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Mr. Vampire

Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: Mr. Vampire

You need to be a tough guy if you're going to take on the undead.
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Satya

Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: Satya

Everybody gets a chance in Indian gangster movie hit Satya.
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