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23/08/1991 Action, Comedy, Crime 1h 19m
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One's a warrior. One's a wise guy. They're two L.A. cops going after a gang of drug lords. Feet first.

Overview

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.

  1. Mark L. Lester

    Director

  2. Stephen Glantz

    Writer

  3. Caliope Brattlestreet

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Dolph Lundgren

    Detective Kenner

  2. Brandon Lee

    Johnny Murata

  3. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

    Yoshida

  4. Tia Carrere

    Minako

  5. Toshishiro Obata

    Sato

  6. Philip Tan

    Tanaka

  7. Rodney Kageyama

    Eddie

  8. Ernie Lively

    Detective Nelson

  9. Renee Griffin

    Angel

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2015-06-21
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 differences to complete their mission. Sound familiar? Well it is, because it can be seen in a whole host of other action buddy buddy movies.

The acting is sub-standard but the acti...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$8,000,000.00

Revenue
$2,275,557.00

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