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Showdown in Little Tokyo
Showdown in Little Tokyo

Showdown in Little Tokyo

1991 79 min ★ 6.4 Action, Comedy, Crime

An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.

Cast

Dolph Lundgren

Dolph Lundgren

Detective Kenner

Brandon Lee

Brandon Lee

Johnny Murata

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Yoshida

Tia Carrere

Tia Carrere

Minako

Toshishiro Obata

Toshishiro Obata

Sato

Philip Tan

Philip Tan

Tanaka

Rodney Kageyama

Rodney Kageyama

Eddie

Ernie Lively

Ernie Lively

Detective Nelson

Renee Griffin

Renee Griffin

Angel

Reid Asato

Reid Asato

Muto

Details

Director

Mark L. Lester

Tagline

"One's a warrior. One's a wise guy. They're two L.A. cops going after a gang of drug lords. Feet first."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$2,275,557

Production

Original Pictures, Little Tokyo Productions

Reviews

J

John Chard

June 21, 2015

★ 5/10

We've got a problem here. There are more bad guys than we've got bullets. It's a buddy buddy action movie, one that feels more 80s than 90s, with that it has all the pluses and minuses that comes with such genre staples. Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee pair up to take on The Yakuza, Dolph has a very personal reason for tracking and killing the Yakuza leader. They are an odd pair who must get ove...

G

GenerationofSwine

January 11, 2023

★ 8/10

Yeeeeeahhhhh, this is a really horrible movie. I will not deny that. But, it's a still a really fun action movie. I mean, it is one of those cheap as hell action movies that studios used to make to pay for more expensive Oscar bait, and you never expect that much walking into them. The low expectations always help. But... it's fun. Like a lot of the really bad movies, it is fun. It takes its...

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