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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.

1993 |1h 36m |  Crime, Action, Adventure, Thriller

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Cast

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Viggo Mortensen

Nick Davis / David Brandt

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Ryo Ishibashi

Shuji Sawamoto

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Michael Nouri

Dino Campanela

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Franklyn Ajaye

Sam

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Yuji Okumoto

Kazuo

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Anzu Lawson

Yuko

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Robert Forster

Littman

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John Fujioka

Isshin Tendo

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Nicky Katt

Vic

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Jimmy Taenaka

Taka

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Saiko Isshiki

Aya

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Rosine 'Ace' Hatem

Agent #1

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John Hammil

Agent #2

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Status

Released

Language

English, Italian

Budget

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