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Showdown in Little Tokyo
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.
1991 · Directed by Mark L. Lester · 79 min · Action · Comedy · Crime · 10 frames
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.
Crew
- Written by: Stephen Glantz, Caliope Brattlestreet
- Cinematography: Mark Irwin
- Edited by: Steven Kemper, Robert A. Ferretti, Michael Eliot, Stuart Baird
- Music: David Michael Frank
- Production design: Craig Stearns
- Produced by: Mark L. Lester, Martin E. Caan
Cast
- Dolph Lundgren as Detective Kenner
- Brandon Lee as Johnny Murata
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Yoshida
- Tia Carrere as Minako
- Toshishiro Obata as Sato
- Philip Tan as Tanaka
- Rodney Kageyama as Eddie
- Ernie Lively as Detective Nelson
- Renee Griffin as Angel
- Reid Asato as Muto
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: Japanese, English
- Studios: Original Pictures, Little Tokyo Productions
- Budget: $8,000,000
- Box office: $2,275,557
- Themes: martial arts, yakuza, katana, los angeles, california, buddy cop, loving
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