Showdown in Little Tokyo

Action thriller set in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles about two cops who have only one thing in common – their deadly martial arts skills. Together, they attempt to bring down a high flying member of Japanese syndicate the Yakuza who is terrorizing the local populace with his gangster operations, Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee team up to stop Japanese gangsters from taking over the town., Two culturally different detectives team up to take down a drug kingpin, who murdered one partner’s parents., Two LA cops with murderous skill at martial arts attempt to bring in a local yakuza don., Action-packed adventure as a pair of very different Californian cops team up to take on the Yakuza gangs who are threatening to take over LA’s Little Tokyo district., Action-packed adventure starring Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee as a pair of very different Californian cops who team up to take on the Yakuza gangs who are threatening to take over LA’s Little Tokyo district., A police task force investigates Asian gangs in Los Angeles in this fun 80s action packed thriller., Director Mark L. Lester modeled this police action drama on the Hong Kong style, guaranteeing plenty of over-the-top action sequences. Dolph Lundgren stars as police detective Chris Kenner, an American raised in Japan. He is given a new partner, Johnny Murata (Brandon Lee, making his Hollywood debut), a Japanese raised in America. The two are made for each other — Chris doesn’t appreciate American culture, while Johnny doesn’t much like Japanese culture. One thing they both enjoy are the martial arts, of which they are experts. The two are assigned to L.A.’s Little Tokyo, trying to nab the notorious Yoshida (Carey-Hiroyuki Tagawa), a drug manufacturer using a local brewery as his distribution center. Yoshida, a member of the Yakuza, has brought the residents of Little Tokyo to their knees. But Chris has personal reasons for wanting to get Yoshida — as a child he witnessed Yoshida murdering his parents. When Yoshida rapes and kidnaps Minako (Tia Carrere), a beautiful lounge singer, it’s the last straw and Chris and Johnny set out for Yoshida’s heavily guarded home for a big showdown., Two culturally different detectives team up to take down a drug kingpin, who murdered one of the partner’s parents.