

Showdown in Little Tokyo
One's a warrior. One's a wise guy. They're two L.A. cops going after a gang of drug lords. Feet first.
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, 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, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $8M
- Box office
- $2.3M
- Language
- Japanese
- martial arts
- yakuza
- katana
- los angeles, california
- buddy cop
- loving
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR23 Aug 1991
United KingdomGB
- Physical18DVD30 Jan 2013
- PhysicalBlu-ray7 Apr 2025
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalR 18+23 Jul 1992
FranceFR
- Physical121 Jun 1992
GermanyDE
- Physical1830 Apr 1992
HungaryHU
- Theatrical1817 Jan 1992
ItalyIT
- TheatricalT29 May 1992
SwedenSE
- Theatrical (limited)1523 Aug 1991
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Showdown in Little Tokyo was released on 23 August 1991.
Audience reviews
2- J5/10
John Chard
6/21/2015
We've got a problem here. There are more bad guys than we've got bullets. It's a buddy buddy action movie, one that feels more 80s than 90s, with that it has all the pluses and minuses that comes with such genre staples. Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee pair up to take on The Yakuza, Dolph has a very personal reason for tracking and killing the Yakuza leader. They are an odd pair who must get over their initial diff…
- G8/10
GenerationofSwine
1/11/2023
Yeeeeeahhhhh, this is a really horrible movie. I will not deny that. But, it's a still a really fun action movie. I mean, it is one of those cheap as hell action movies that studios used to make to pay for more expensive Oscar bait, and you never expect that much walking into them. The low expectations always help. But... it's fun. Like a lot of the really bad movies, it is fun. It takes itself just seriously e…
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