In July, 2008, Jackie Chan and Fan Bingbing began to appear on the cover of fashion magazines to promote the release of the film, and then they soon stopped promoting it.
At the end of September 2008, the Hong Kong media broke the news that "shinjuku incident" had withdrawn from the National Day archives because of "damaging the image of overseas Chinese".
On June 3rd, 2008, 65438+1October 3rd, an article signed "Electronic Inspector" appeared in a forum in Hong Kong, revealing that in view of the violent elements in shinjuku incident, the staff of Hong Kong film classification institutions had a heated debate on whether the film should be rated as Grade 3.
June 5438+February 5, 2008, because the film was too bloody to be shown in the mainland. This film was rated as "IIB" in Hong Kong-not suitable for teenagers and children. Parents are strongly advised to give guidance, but children are not allowed to watch. "There are some scenes of fighting and hands and feet being interrupted, which is quite shocking for everyone.