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      Showdown in Little Tokyo

      R Released Aug 23, 1991 1h 18m Action List
      33% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 51% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner (Dolph Lundgren) is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata (Brandon Lee), 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 (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jan 23 Buy Now

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      William D This was a great film that everyone should watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/18/23 Full Review David W An enjoyable, if formulaic, 90's martial arts action romp which is elevated significantly by its two lead stars, some nice action set pieces and some great one liners. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/18/23 Full Review Michael C If you like shitty action movies that dont take themselves too seriously, this is top notch. Plot basically makes no sense from the beginning. LAPD's "asian Task force" hahahaha. So corny, so good. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member This film is Lundgren at his best and it's even better with Lee involved. A must watch for any action fan. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review john b Awesome pulp action done right. I've watched this movie at least 10 times. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee make for an enjoyable duo in this consistently intense film, which boasts good pacing as well as plenty of great hand-to-hand combat, shoot-outs and explosions to feast your eyes on, culminating in a visceral sword fight. The dialogues can be fun yet also occasionally veer into cringey territory, and the plot is unsurprisingly pretty basic, but what's most jarring is probably how Minako goes from rape victim to sexualized love interest in a few minutes. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Ed Travis Cinapse Mark L. Lester's... total inability to restrain himself from pumping up every explosion... and murdering each villain... twice, allows for a hugely entertaining time machine to 1991. Feb 3, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A violent and dumb exploitation B-movie martial arts film. Rated: C- Jan 16, 2019 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews A hopelessly generic actioner... Rated: 2/4 Jan 9, 2016 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Rated: 1/5 Jan 11, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 26, 2005 Full Review Fred Topel About.com Fun B-grade martial arts movie. Lee has some great lines. Rated: 3/5 Oct 9, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner (Dolph Lundgren) is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata (Brandon Lee), 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 (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.
      Director
      Mark L. Lester
      Screenwriter
      Caliope Brattlestreet, Stephen Glantz
      Distributor
      Warner Bros.
      Production Co
      Warner Bros.
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Action
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 23, 1991, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2009
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $1.0M
      Runtime
      1h 18m
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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