American Yakuza
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.
Year: 1993
Genre: Crime, Action, Thriller
Studio: First Look International, NEO Motion Pictures, Overseas FilmGroup, Ozla Productions, Toei Video Company, TFC
Director: Frank A. Cappello
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Ryo Ishibashi, Michael Nouri, Franklyn Ajaye, Yuji Okumoto, Anzu Lawson
Crew: Frank A. Cappello (Director), Danny Epper (Stunts), Al Goto (Stunts), Lisa Buono (Makeup & Hair), Michael J. Broomberg (Foley Artist), Eric J. Bates (Property Master)
Runtime: 96 minutes
Release: Dec 22, 1993
IMDb: 5.70/10 by 60 users
Popularity: 5
Country: Japan, United States of America
Language: English, Italiano
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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