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Quick Info

Rating

6.4/10

Release1991

Runtime1h 19m

StatusReleased

Budget$8,000,000

Revenue$2,275,557

Production

Original Pictures

Little Tokyo Productions

Movie

Showdown in Little Tokyo

1991

1h 19m

6.4

Action

Comedy

Crime

Synopsis

An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.

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