Showdown in Little Tokyo

Aug 23, 1991

1h 19m

★ 6.4

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.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Original Pictures

Little Tokyo Productions

Showdown in Little Tokyo Trailers

Cast

Detective Kenner

Dolph Lundgren

Johnny Murata

Brandon Lee

Yoshida

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Minako

Tia Carrere

Sato

Toshishiro Obata

Tanaka

Philip Tan

Eddie

Rodney Kageyama

Detective Nelson

Ernie Lively

Angel

Renee Griffin

Muto

Reid Asato

Mama Yamaguchi

Takayo Fischer

Ito

Simon Rhee

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