Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)

Director:

Mark L. Lester

Writers (WGA):

Stephen Glantz (written by) &
Caliope Brattlestreet (written by)

Release Date:

23 August 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

One's a warrior. One's a wise guy. They're two L.A. cops going after a gang of drug lords. Feet first.

Plot:

For 400 years, Japan has been home to a secret criminal organization dedicated to its own supremacy in the underworld...

Plot Keywords:

Yakuza | Little Tokyo | Drugs | Violence | Sushi

Cast

Dolph Lundgren	...	Sgt. Chris Kenner
Brandon Lee	...	Johnny Murata
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Funekei Yoshida
Tia Carrere	...	Minako Okeya
Toshirô Obata	...	Sato (also as Toshishiro Obata)
Philip Tan	...	Tanaka
Rodney Kageyama	...	Eddie
Ernie Lively	...	Detective Nelson
Renee Allman	...	Angel Mueller (as Renee Griffin)
Reid Asato	...	Muto
Takayo Fischer	...	Mama Yamaguchi
Simon Rhee	...	Ito
Vernee Watson-Johnson	...	Nonnie Russell - Coroner
Lenny Imamura	...	Kickboxer #1
Roger Yuan	...	Kickboxer #2

Runtime:

79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Germany:18 (re-rating) (JK/SPIO) | West Germany:18 (video premiere) (cut) | Finland:K-18 | Iceland:16 | Australia:R | France:-12 (video premiere) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:(Banned) | UK:18 | USA:R | New Zealand:R18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Little Tokyo Productions

Trivia:

All of the swords used in the film were replicas, with the exception of the one used by Dolph Lundgren's character when he slices through bundles of bamboo: this was an authentic samurai sword.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Early in the film, a dummy can clearly be seen in the driver's seat of the car just before it is crushed.

Quotes:

[Kenner says some words in Japanese]
Johnny Murata: What did that mean?
Det. Kenner: Roughly translated, out of the frying pan and boned up the ass with a red-hot poker.
Johnny Murata: There you have it.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Hollywood Stuntmakers: Fantastic Fights" (1991)

Soundtrack:

Boys Night Out

A Must See Action Classic

This film is Great. I absolutely loved it.It is an action movie that doesn't take itself too seriously. It was made just for the sake to entertain people. Dolph Lundgren is at the top of his game in this film. Brandon Lee does a great job of playing Dolph's sidekick. The two make a terrific team. This is one of the best action movies to come out of the 90's.