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📅 1991 ⏱ 1h 19min R Released FHD / 4K

Showdown in Little Tokyo

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

ActionComedyCrime

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.

🎬 DirectorMark L. Lester

📅 Release1991-08-23

🌍 CountryUnited States of America

🗣 LanguageJapanese, English

🏢 StudioOriginal Pictures, Little Tokyo Productions

🗳 Votes561

🔥 Popularity4

💰 Budget$8,000,000

💵 Revenue$2,275,557

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🎭 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

Takayo Fischer

Mama Yamaguchi

Simon Rhee

Ito

Vernee Watson

Nonnie Russell - Coroner

Lenny Imamura

Kickboxer #1

Roger Yuan

Kickboxer #2

🎥 Crew

Director Mark L. Lester

Producer Martin E. Caan

Producer Mark L. Lester

Co-Producer John C. Broderick

Director of Photography Mark Irwin

Editor Michael Eliot

Editor Robert A. Ferretti

Editor Steven Kemper

Casting Michelle Guillermin

Casting Cathy Henderson

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🏷 Keywords

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💬 Reviews

John Chard ⭐ 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…

GenerationofSwine ⭐ 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…