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Summary

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.

Details

Release Date: December 22, 1993

Runtime: 96 minutes

Genres: Crime, Action, Thriller

Rating: 5.8/10 (72 votes)


American Yakuza Collection

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    Cast

    • Viggo Mortensen

      Viggo Mortensen

      Nick Davis / David Brandt

    • Ryo Ishibashi

      Ryo Ishibashi

      Shuji Sawamoto

    • Michael Nouri

      Michael Nouri

      Dino Campanela

    • Franklyn Ajaye

      Franklyn Ajaye

      Sam

    • Yuji Okumoto

      Yuji Okumoto

      Kazuo

    • Anzu Lawson

      Anzu Lawson

      Yuko

    • Robert Forster

      Robert Forster

      Littman

    • John Fujioka

      John Fujioka

      Isshin Tendo

    • Nicky Katt

      Nicky Katt

      Vic

    • Jimmy Taenaka

      Jimmy Taenaka

      Taka

    • Saiko Isshiki

      Saiko Isshiki

      Aya

    • Rosine 'Ace' Hatem

      Rosine 'Ace' Hatem

      Agent #1

    • John Hammil

      John Hammil

      Agent #2