
Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
6.4|23 Aug, 1991|79 min
One's a warrior. One's a wise guy. They're two L.A. cops going after a gang of drug lords. Feet first.
6.4|23 Aug, 1991|79 min
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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.
Language
Budget$8,000,000
Revenue $2,275,557
日本語,
English
Budget$8,000,000
Revenue $2,275,557
Keywords
yakuza
los angeles, california
samurai sword
Casts

Dolph Lundgren
Detective Kenner

Brandon Lee
Johnny Murata

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Yoshida

Tia Carrere
Minako

Toshishiro Obata
Sato

Philip Tan
Tanaka

Rodney Kageyama
Eddie

Ernie Lively
Detective Nelson

Renee Griffin
Angel

Reid Asato
Muto

Takayo Fischer
Mama Yamaguchi

Simon Rhee
Ito

Vernee Watson-Johnson
Nonnie Russell - Coroner
Lenny Imamura
Kickboxer #1

Roger Yuan
Kickboxer #2
Susan E. Cox
Mrs. Kenner

Rick Cramer
Mr. Kenner
Keith Boldroff
Kenner as a Young Boy

Gerald Okamura
Hagata, the Torturer
R. David Smith
Hell's Angel #1
Anthony Maccario
Hell's Angel #2
Rome Viharo
Hispanic Gang Leader
Keenan Thomas
Crip Gang Leader

Steve Park
Asian Cop #1

Jim Ishida
Asian Cop #2
Rachen Assapiomonwait
Bath House Attendant

Ryan Ryusaki
Son at Parade with Mama Yamaguchi

Jeff Ramsey
Samurai Horseman
Phil Chong
Samurai Horseman

Al Leong
Yoshida's Man (uncredited)

Branscombe Richmond
Man in Door (uncredited)

James Lew
Yoshida's Man (uncredited)

George Cheung
Yoshida's Man (uncredited)

Jimmy Taenaka
Hardboy (uncredited)

Bill Saito
Yoshida's Man (uncredited)

Al Goto
Yoshida's Man (uncredited)

Stuart Quan
Yoshida's Man (uncredited)

Nathan Jung
Bonsai Club Manager (uncredited)

Leo Lee
Yoshida's Man (uncredited)

Kenny Endoso
Yoshida's Man (uncredited)
Robert Gatewood
Parade Goer (uncredited)
Steven Ito
Yoshida's Man (uncredited)

Lisa Comshaw
Topless Girl at Bonsai Club
Crews

Mark L. Lester
Director

Mark Irwin
Director of Photography
Karola Storr
Foley Editor
Steven Kemper
Editor
Cathy Henderson
Casting
Craig Stearns
Production Design

Mark L. Lester
Producer
Martin E. Caan
Producer
Virginia S. Ellsworth
Music Editor
Monty Rowan
Camera Operator
Larry Roberts
Special Effects Coordinator
Keith Banks
Camera Operator
Gary Farr
Still Photographer
James Sprattley
First Assistant Camera
Robyn Williams
Costume Design
John C. Broderick
Co-Producer
Jennifer Hortin
ADR Editor
Paul Heslin
Foley Editor
Mike Le Mare
Sound Designer
Elizabeth Ludwick-Bax
Script Supervisor
Jules Stewart
Script Supervisor
Eric J. Goldstein
Camera Operator
Austin Goss
Gaffer
Frank Sacco
ADR Editor
Bill Rea
Art Direction
Anthony Maccario
Property Master
Rob Forrest
Dolly Grip
Stephen Wong
First Assistant Camera
Loren Corl
Key Grip

Robert A. Ferretti
Editor
Michelle Guillermin
Casting
William Maccario
Assistant Property Master

Douy Swofford
Title Designer
Rose Marie Echeverria
Special Effects
Michael Eliot
Editor
Keith Gardner
Boom Operator
Ellen Totleben
Set Decoration
Tom Scurry
Foley Editor
Michelle Vittone
Makeup Artist
Jeri Baker
Key Makeup Artist
Robert L. Sephton
Sound Effects Editor
Michael P. Redbourn
Sound Effects Editor
Cynthia Haagens
Sound Effects Editor
Walter Goss
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Patrick Tatopoulos
Tattoo Designer
Fred C. Blau Jr.
Tattooist
Tom Beckert
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joseph Holsen
Sound Effects Editor
Nancy Hancock
Tattooist
Jeff Gullo
First Assistant Editor
Michael Jiron
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Franklin Jones Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Thomas Floutz
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Edmund J. Lachmann
Sound Effects Editor
Daniel W. Blaha
Propmaker
Michael Hancock
Tattooist
Armond Ghzanian
Assistant Sound Editor

Stephen Glantz
Writer
Dean Gates
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Christopher Gilman
Props
David McKlveen
Construction Foreman
Lyndell Wolff
Carpenter

Todd Masters
Prosthetic Designer
Billy Baker
Set Dresser
David Chornow
Production Sound Mixer
Audrey Trent
Foley Artist
Peter Mitchell
Storyboard Artist
Peter Mitchell Rubin
Storyboard Artist
Mick Rossman
Scenic Artist
Michael Salvetta
Foley Artist
Dirk Craft
Assistant Director Trainee
J. Gregory Evans
Set Dresser
Caliope Brattlestreet
Writer
David P. Barton
Special Effects Makeup Artist

David Michael Frank
Original Music Composer
Joel Segal
First Assistant Director
Ron Ervin
Carpenter
Rubén Domingo
Assistant Sound Editor
Bill Ward
Assistant Sound Editor

Steve Akahoshi
Stunts
T.K. Anthony
Stunts
Barbara Bernhardt
Fight Choreographer
Eric Jones
Second Assistant Director
David W. Ford
Leadman
Joshua Warner
Set Dresser

Terry Leonard
Second Unit Director
John Tyler
Standby Painter
Linda S. Brown
Assistant Decorator
Kurt Verbaarschott
Set Dresser
Mary Louise Rodgers
Foley Artist
Simone Boisseree
Stunts
John C. Broderick
Unit Production Manager
Tom Craig
Set Dresser
Brent White
Scenic Artist
Donlee Jorgensen
Dialogue Editor

Roger Nall
Standby Painter
Elijah Schkeiban
Assistant Sound Editor
Horace Manzanares
Assistant Sound Editor

Troy Brown
Stunts
R.J. Chambers
Stunts
Clint Cadinha
Martial Arts Choreographer

Al Goto
Stunts

Joseph Hieu
Stunts
Mike Le Mare
Supervising Sound Editor
Dave Gregory
Effects Supervisor
Tracy Hutchinson
Stunts
Lenny Imamura
Stunts

Sonia Izzolena
Stunts

Brian Imada
Stunts

Kenny Endoso
Stunts
Gloria Hann
Stunts
Terry Jackson
Stunt Double

Jim Ishida
Stunts
Jerry Trent
Foley Artist

Jeff Imada
Stunts
Jimmy Joe
Stunts

George Cheung
Stunts
Bobby Itaya
Stunts
Freddie Jin
Stunts
Hwang Joon
Stunts
Roger Ito
Stunts
Tim Wahlberg
Sign Painter
Brian Burrows
Stunts

Darryl Chan
Stunts

Donna Evans
Stunts
Steven Ito
Stunts

Pat E. Johnson
Fight Choreographer
Tony Kahana
Stunts

Eric Lee
Stunts

Leo Lee
Stunts
Paul Kiyoshi Pouchay
Stunts
Russell Solberg
Stunts
Gary Toy
Stunts
Daniel Wong
Stunts
K.K. Wilde
Vocals

Branscombe Richmond
Stunts
Bill M. Ryusaki
Stunts

Terry Leonard
Stunt Coordinator

William Washington
Stunts
Mariann H.W. Lee
Extras Casting
Richard L. McCullough
Assistant Editor

Al Leong
Stunts

Bill Saito
Stunts
Leland Sun
Stunts

Jimmy Taenaka
Stunts
Kraig Kishi
Stunts

Stuart Quan
Stunts
Roger Schweitzer
Playback Coordinator
Scott Webb
Best Boy Electric
Tommy Taenaka
Stunts
Will Leong
Stunts
Steve Martinez
Stunts
Vernon Rieta
Stunts
Warren Koga
Stunts
Peter Lai
Stunts
Jayleen Sun
Stunts
Randy Toyota
Stunts
Daniel Lee
Stunts

James Lew
Stunts
Debbie Lynn Ross
Stunts
Hiroshi Tom Tanaka
Stunts
Hiro Tawaka
Stunts
Eddie Wong
Stunts
Sybil Gray
Costumer
Paul Hargrave
Location Manager
Marlo Hellerstein
Transportation Coordinator
Ray Martin
Color Timer
Markus Zimmer
Location Manager
David Turner
Transportation Captain
Cathy McManus
Assistant Production Coordinator
Gay Perello
Craft Service
Danny Wong
Stunts
Bruce Yamane
Stunts
Steven Kline
Second Assistant Camera
Julia Gray
Assistant Editor
Neil Holcomb
Best Boy Electric
Mary Jo Ballerini
Production Coordinator
Darwin Montana Browne
Best Boy Grip
Jacque Allen
Casting Coordinator
David Elliott
Construction Coordinator
Asher Yates
Dialogue Editor

Stuart Baird
Editor
Eric J. Goldstein
Boom Operator
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