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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Cast
44 people
Dolph Lundgren
Detective Kenner
Known for
Rocky IV
Aquaman
Phillip Rhee
Ito
Known for
Best of the Best
Brandon Lee
Johnny Murata
Known for
The Crow
Rapid Fire
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Yoshida
Known for
The Man in the High Castle
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Tia Carrere
Minako
Known for
Lilo & Stitch
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Toshishiro Obata
Sato
Known for
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
The Hunted
Philip Tan
Tanaka
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Tango & Cash
Rodney Kageyama
Eddie
Known for
The Next Karate Kid
Gung Ho
Ernie Lively
Detective Nelson
Known for
Looking Glass
Passenger 57
Renee Griffin
Angel
Known for
The Stöned Age
Cyborg 2
Reid Asato
Muto
Known for
The Odyssey
Takayo Fischer
Mama Yamaguchi
Known for
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Baby-Sitters Club
Mark L. Lester Director · Stephen Glantz Writer Caliope Brattlestreet Writer
Worldwide gross $2.3M · Budget $8M · United States release August 23, 1991
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,275,557
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Original Pictures
Production
Little Tokyo Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Sweden · August 23, 1991
Limited theatrical
United States · August 23, 1991
Theatrical
Australia
July 23, 1992 · Theatrical
France
June 1, 1992 · Physical
Germany
April 30, 1992 · Physical
Hungary
January 17, 1992 · Theatrical
Italy
May 29, 1992 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 30, 2013 · Physical · DVD
April 7, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray
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