American Yakuza

American Yakuza

Crime · 1993 · 1h 36m

Movie

5.8/10 · TMDB

The mob has a new enemy.

Overview

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.

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Cast & crew

Viggo MortensenNick Davis / David Brandt
Ryo IshibashiShuji Sawamoto
Michael NouriDino Campanela
Franklyn AjayeSam
Yuji OkumotoKazuo
Anzu LawsonYuko
Robert ForsterLittman
John FujiokaIsshin Tendo
Nicky KattVic
Jimmy TaenakaTaka
Saiko IsshikiAya
Fritz MashimoOkazaki
Jeff BankertMedical Student
Rosine 'Ace' HatemAgent #1
John HammilAgent #2

Information

Release date
22 December 1993
Director
Frank A. Cappello
Genres
Crime, Action, Thriller
Runtime
1h 36m
Country of origin
United States

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