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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 · R · 1h 19m

Directed by Mark L. Lester

6.5

TMDB audience score
576 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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Cast

  • Dolph Lundgren
    Detective Kenner

  • Brandon Lee
    Johnny Murata

  • Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    Yoshida

  • Tia Carrere
    Minako

  • Toshishiro Obata
    Sato

  • Philip Tan
    Tanaka

  • Rodney Kageyama
    Eddie

  • Ernie Lively
    Detective Nelson

  • Renee Griffin
    Angel

  • Reid Asato
    Muto

  • Takayo Fischer
    Mama Yamaguchi

  • Simon Rhee
    Ito

  • Vernee Watson
    Nonnie Russell - Coroner

  • Lenny Imamura
    Kickboxer #1

  • Roger Yuan
    Kickboxer #2

  • Susan E. Cox
    Mrs. Kenner

  • Rick Cramer
    Mr. Kenner

  • Keith Boldroff
    Kenner as a Young Boy