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Showdown in Little Tokyo(1991)
Status: Released
Date: 1991-08-23
64%
501 Votes
Time: 1h 19m
One's a warrior. One's a wise guy. They're two L.A. cops going after a gang of drug lords. Feet first.
Overview:
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.
Languages: Japanese, English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $8,000,000.00
Revenue: $2,275,557.00
ProductionCompanies:
Original Pictures
Little Tokyo Productions
Movie: Showdown in Little Tokyo
Top 10 Billed Cast
Dolph Lundgren
Detective Kenner
Brandon Lee
Johnny Murata
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Yoshida
Tia Carrere
Minako
Toshishiro Obata
Sato
Philip Tan
Tanaka
Rodney Kageyama
Eddie
Ernie Lively
Detective Nelson
Renee Griffin
Angel
Reid Asato
Muto
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Overview
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.
Release Date
1991-08-23
Average
6.4
Rating:
3.2 startsTagline
One's a warrior. One's a wise guy. They're two L.A. cops going after a gang of drug lords. Feet first.
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