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American Yakuza

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5.6/10 • 62

1993-12-221h 36m

CrimeActionThriller

The mob has a new enemy.

When Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitairy, he is hired to operate a forklift in a warehouse in the harbor owned by the Japanese Yakuza patriarch Isshin Tendo. The place is assaulted by the Italian Mafia lead by Dino Campanela and Nick rescues and saves the life of Shuji Sawamoto, who is the representative of Yakuza interests in America. Shuji hires Nick to work for Yakuza and becomes his godfather in the family after his oath to join Yakuza. However, Nick is a lonely FBI undercover agent assigned to penetrate the criminal organization. When the FBI discovers that Campanela is organizing a massive attack to destroy the Yakuza, Nick's boss Littman calls off the operation to leave the dirty work to the Italian Mafia. But the connection of Nick with Shuji and his goddaughter Yuko forces him to help his Japanese family.

Directors
Frank A. Cappello
Writters
Takashige Ichise, Max Strom
Editors
Takashige Ichise, Max Strom, Sonny Baskin

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  1. Viggo Mortensen

    Viggo Mortensen

    Nick Davis / David Brandt

  2. Ryo Ishibashi

    Ryo Ishibashi

    Shuji Sawamoto

  3. Michael Nouri

    Michael Nouri

    Dino Campanela

  4. Franklyn Ajaye

    Franklyn Ajaye

    Sam

  5. Yuji Okumoto

    Yuji Okumoto

    Kazuo

  6. Anzu Lawson

    Anzu Lawson

    Yuko

  7. Robert Forster

    Robert Forster

    Littman

  8. John Fujioka

    John Fujioka

    Isshin Tendo

  9. Nicky Katt

    Nicky Katt

    Vic

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
martial artsundercover agentyakuzaorganized crimemafiaaction hero