American Yakuza (1993)

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American Yakuza on IMDb 5.7/10 2,024 votes

Released:
1993-12-22

Overview:
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.

Director:
Frank A. Cappello

Runtime:
1h 36min

Genre:
Crime, Action, Thriller

  • 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