Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: Gokusen and Great Teacher Onizuka

Yankumi from Gokusen and Onizuka from Great Teacher Onizuka will beat some sense into your delinquent ass.
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Rookies manga

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

Is it really that great to be a delinquent?
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Election

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

Johnnie To doesn't need guns to create mayhem and violence in Election.
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Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

Red as Blood, White as Snow: Colour in Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

What is the colour of vengeance?
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Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

Big atonements for big sins: is there really any sympathy for Lady Vengeance?
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Ong Bak

Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: Ong Bak

The tough guy from the countryside will break your bones.
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Battle Royale

Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: Battle Royale

Would you kill your best friend?
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Portland Street Blues

Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: Portland Street Blues

Out of all the gangster movies, Portland Street Blues is the one that often feels like it has real-life stories of poor and working class people at its core.
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The Mission Hong Kong

Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: The Mission

Can you betray the bonds of brotherhood and still consider yourself a man?
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