Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)

R08/23/1991Action, Comedy, Crime1h 19m
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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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Dolph Lundgren

    Detective Kenner

  2. Cast 1

    Brandon Lee

    Johnny Murata

  3. Cast 1

    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

    Yoshida

  4. Cast 1

    Tia Carrere

    Minako

  5. Cast 1

    Toshishiro Obata

    Sato

  6. Cast 1

    Philip Tan

    Tanaka

  7. Cast 1

    Rodney Kageyama

    Eddie

  8. Cast 1

    Ernie Lively

    Detective Nelson

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    Renee Griffin

    Angel

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 itself just seriously enough that you suspend your disbelief, but no so serious it thinks it is something that it's not. And the result is entertainment. You remember that, entertainment, once upon a ...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$8,000,000.00

Revenue $2,275,557.00

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