American Yakuza

American Yakuza

96 mins | Crime | Jan. 1, 1993

When Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitaire, he is hired to operate forklift in a warehouse in the harbor owned by the Japanese Yakuza patriarch Isshin Tendo. The place is assaulted by the Italian Mafia leaded 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 in 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.

American Yakuza

96 mins | Crime | Jan. 1, 1993

American Yakuza
When Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitaire, he is hired to operate forklift in a warehouse in the harbor owned by the Japanese Yakuza patriarch Isshin Tendo. The place is assaulted by the Italian Mafia leaded 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 in 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.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers
Original title American Yakuza
Directors Mark S. Constance, Michael Cedar, Carol Banker, Frank A. Cappello
Writers Max Strom, John Allen Nelson, Takashige Ichise

Cast

Viggo Mortensen

as Nick Davis / David Brandt

Ryo Ishibashi

as Shuji Sawamoto

Michael Nouri

as Dino Campanela

Yuji Okumoto

as Kazuo

Anzu Lawson

as Yuko

Robert Forster

as Littman

John Fujioka

as Isshin Tendo

Nicky Katt

as Vic

Jimmy Taenaka

as Taka

Saiko Isshiki

as Aya

Fritz Mashimo

as Okazaki

Jeff Bankert

as Medical Student

Rosine 'Ace' Hatem

as Agent #1

John Hammil

as Agent #2