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23 August 1991 (USA) moreTagline:
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... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Cult classic starring Dolph and Brandon moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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79 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Singapore:M18 | West Germany:18 (video premiere) (cut) | Germany:18 (re-rating) (JK/SPIO) | 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 RestrictedFun Stuff
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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. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Yoshida is pinned to the firework wheel and it begins to spin, he is defying gravity by keeping his legs and lower body against the wheel when upside down; it's obvious that his entire body has been bound to the wheel. moreSoundtrack:
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Macho B-movie madness at its sublime best, this crazy action quickie is about as braindead as you can get: wooden acting, a terrible story and a script that truly sucks. But with all the mindless violence on offer who really cares. Gun battles, martial arts, Samurai sword slashing and gory deaths are the order of the day, not to mention plenty of beautiful ladies treated like playthings and shedding clothes at every opportunity. Despite the tits and guns, there is some kind of story: Kenner (Lundgren) is on a mission of vengeance. His parents were killed when he was ickle by crazy Yakuza thug Yoshida (Tagawa), an ice-cool super-villain now specialising in drug dealing and generally looking mean. Kenner, adept in the Samurai ways, grows to be a law-abiding copper who's now right on his tail. Male bonding ensues when policeman Johnny Murata (Lee, in his US debut), a hip-talking dude with street credentials, is assigned as Kenner's partner in crime, and all hell simply breaks loose. You could say that there's an artistic angle to all this fighting, shooting and banging, but then that would be a lie - Showdown in Little Tokyo is a classic in a completely different sense of the word.