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1993 film by Frank Cappello

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5.7

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.

Released: 1993-12-2296 minDir: Frank A. CappelloCrime, Action, ThrillerPart of: American Yakuza Collection

Cast

  • Viggo Mortensen as Nick Davis / David Brandt
  • Ryo Ishibashi as Shuji Sawamoto
  • Michael Nouri as Dino Campanela
  • Franklyn Ajaye as Sam
  • Yuji Okumoto as Kazuo
  • Anzu Lawson as Yuko

Themes

  • martial arts
  • undercover agent
  • yakuza
  • organized crime
  • mafia
  • action hero

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Ratings

IMDb

5.6/10

3,360 votes

Year
1993
Runtime
96 min
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
John Allen Nelson
Cast member
Michael Nouri
Producer
Joel Soisson
Production company
Tohokushinsha Film
Duration
96
FilmAffinity ID
805415
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1993-01-01
title
American Yakuza
distributed by
Netflix
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