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Ulterior Motives
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Ulterior Motives

Jan 6, 1993
1h 31m
★ 4.0

You've seen Seagal, Van Damme and Norris. Now...meet the new contender

Overview

A private eye becomes the bodyguard of a beautiful reporter being pursued by a Japanese mob.

Genres

Drama
Action

Cast

Thomas Ian Griffith

Jack Blaylock

Thomas Ian Griffith

Mary Page Keller

Erica

Mary Page Keller

Jeff Imada

Yakuza #3

Jeff Imada

James Lew

Yakuza #5

James Lew

Toshishiro Obata

Bull Neck Yakuza

Toshishiro Obata

Roger Yuan

Yakuza #6

Roger Yuan

Ray Sua

Yakuza #4

Ray Sua

Craig Shugart

Guard #1

Craig Shugart

David Efron

Guard #2

David Efron

Ellen Crawford

Elizabeth

Ellen Crawford

Cameron Michael Erwin

Child in Restaurant

Cameron Michael Erwin

Hayward Nishioka

Sakagami / Sakagami Imposter

Hayward Nishioka

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