American Yakuza (1993)
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.779 |
Directed By
Frank A. Cappello
Crew
Frank A. Cappello
Danny Epper
Al Goto
Lisa Buono
Michael J. Broomberg
Eric J. Bates
Lysa Moser
Joe Barnett
Ray Morfino
William Smith
Mark S. Constance
Michael Cedar
Larry Scharf
Jeffrey R. Whitcher
Thomas 'Doc' Boguski
Edward Mazurek
Randall Ott
Lee Cunningham
William Smith
Takashige Ichise
Richard Clabaugh
Max Strom
David C. Williams
W.K. Border
Takashige Ichise
Joel Soisson
Don Phillips
Sonny Baskin
JoAnn Perritano
Michael Leahy
Carol Banker
Rick Barker
Don Phillips
Aki Komine
Shay Austin
Kathryn Shemanek
John Allen Nelson
Debbie Lynn Ross
TOP CAST
Viggo Mortensen
Nick Davis / David Brandt
Ryo Ishibashi
Shuji Sawamoto
Michael Nouri
Dino Campanela
Franklyn Ajaye
Sam
Yuji Okumoto
Kazuo
Anzu Lawson
Yuko
Robert Forster
Littman
John Fujioka
Isshin Tendo
Nicky Katt
Vic
Jimmy Taenaka
Taka
Saiko Isshiki
Aya
Fritz Mashimo
Okazaki
Jeff Bankert
Medical Student
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem
Agent #1
John Hammil
Agent #2
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