Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)

Release date: 1991-08-23
Country: USA
Language: English|Japanese
Director: Mark L. Lester
Production Co: Little Tokyo Productions, Original Pictures, Warner Bros.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Rating: 6.1/10
Length: 1h 19min

Storyline

Detective Chris Kenner was orphaned as a child as his father was in the service and was killed and lived in Japan. Now he is on the trail of ruthless Yakuza leader named Yoshido, who helped establish a small Japanese area in Los Angeles and is now running a drug ring disguised as a brewery. However, Kenner must team up with a Japanese-American detective named Johnny Murata, and he also must protect a witness named Minako who would testify against Yoshido. But what Kenner will soon discover that he will be in a lot more than what he bargained for.

Plot Keywords

yakuza, electric torture, hot tub, electrocution, katana sword, sword fight, organized crime, decapitation, asian american, bare chested male, buddy cop, hand to hand combat, detective, japanese american, violence, machismo, maverick cop, breasts, sex scene, one man army

Short Review

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.