Showdown in Little Tokyo

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Showdown in Little Tokyo

R

Released Aug 23, 1991

1h 18m

Action

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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.

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Ed Travis

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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

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A violent and dumb exploitation B-movie martial arts film.

Rated: C-

Jan 16, 2019

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

A hopelessly generic actioner...

Rated: 2/4

Jan 9, 2016

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Rated: 1/5

Jan 11, 2007

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 26, 2005

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Fred Topel

About.com

Fun B-grade martial arts movie. Lee has some great lines.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 9, 2003

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Todd B

Good action movie..... about two cops that are after an Asian gang for the murder of this white girl. Buddy cop film. Awesome theme.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/30/24

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William D

This was a great film that everyone should watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/18/23

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
Producer: Mark L. Lester, Martin E. Caan
Screenwriter: Caliope Brattlestreet, Stephen Glantz
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Bros., Original Pictures
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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