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Showdown in Little Tokyo

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.

1991•1h 19m•6.4/10
ActionComedyCrime

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6.4/10(510)

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.

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Production

Original Pictures, Little Tokyo Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Dolph Lundgren

Dolph Lundgren

Detective Kenner

Brandon Lee

Brandon Lee

Johnny Murata

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Yoshida

Tia Carrere

Tia Carrere

Minako

Toshishiro Obata

Toshishiro Obata

Sato

Philip Tan

Philip Tan

Tanaka

Rodney Kageyama

Rodney Kageyama

Eddie

Ernie Lively

Ernie Lively

Detective Nelson

Renee Griffin

Renee Griffin

Angel

Reid Asato

Reid Asato

Muto

Takayo Fischer

Takayo Fischer

Mama Yamaguchi

Simon Rhee

Simon Rhee

Ito

Vernee Watson

Vernee Watson

Nonnie Russell - Coroner

Lenny Imamura

Kickboxer #1

Roger Yuan

Roger Yuan

Kickboxer #2

Susan E. Cox

Mrs. Kenner

Rick Cramer

Rick Cramer

Mr. Kenner

Keith Boldroff

Kenner as a Young Boy

Gerald Okamura

Gerald Okamura

Hagata, the Torturer

R. David Smith

Hell's Angel #1

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