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American Yakuza (1993)
- NR
- 12/22/1993 (US)
- Crime, Action, Adventure, Thriller
- 1h 36m
The mob has a new enemy.
Overview
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.
Frank A. Cappello
DirectorTakashige Ichise
WriterMax Strom
WriterJohn Allen Nelson
ScreenplayCast
![Viggo Mortensen's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/vH5gVSpHAMhDaFWfh0Q7BG61O1y.jpg)
Viggo Mortensen
Nick Davis / David Brandt![Ryo Ishibashi's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/1q8noUaI5E0ykjLdXRZcn7U79LN.jpg)
Ryo Ishibashi
Shuji Sawamoto![Michael Nouri's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/4fqIgEp0REKkAzif9ZWPOTJrIRc.jpg)
Michael Nouri
Dino Campanela![Franklyn Ajaye's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/bgvjWwTlzE4fx9WWoyeH1PWLBOj.jpg)
Franklyn Ajaye
Sam![Yuji Okumoto's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/eACYrrdj8kZnYMCpUTghbpJ9nVk.jpg)
Yuji Okumoto
Kazuo![Anzu Lawson's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/rSyplwF8XF49CtkkgNfzV7rmMbB.jpg)
Anzu Lawson
Yuko![Robert Forster's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/8OiwipCStS3HyfIm7h7qwEEqIaF.jpg)
Robert Forster
Littman![John Fujioka's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/bH6tXN6aOOW97cbiXY5yLUtFl8c.jpg)