Viggo Mortensen
as Nick Davis / David Brandt
Est. fee: N/A
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American Yakuza
When Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitairy, he is hired to operate a forklift in a warehouse in the harbor owned by the Japanese Yakuza patriarch Isshin Tendo. The place is assaulted by the Italian Mafia lead 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 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.
- Director
- Frank A. Cappello
- Year
- 1993
- Cast
- Viggo Mortensen, Ryo Ishibashi, Michael Nouri, Franklyn Ajaye, Yuji Okumoto, Anzu Lawson, Robert Forster, John Fujioka, Nicky Katt, Jimmy Taenaka
- Genres
- Crime, Action, Thriller
- Country
- Japan, United States of America
- Language
- English, Italian, Japanese
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The Cast
Principal cast
Ryo Ishibashi
as Shuji Sawamoto
Est. fee: N/A
Michael Nouri
as Dino Campanela
Est. fee: N/A
Franklyn Ajaye
as Sam
Est. fee: N/A
Yuji Okumoto
as Kazuo
Est. fee: N/A
Anzu Lawson
as Yuko
Est. fee: N/A
Robert Forster
as Littman
Est. fee: N/A
John Fujioka
as Isshin Tendo
Est. fee: N/A
Cast bios and estimated salaries are sourced live from the web and reflect the most recent reliable public reporting. "N/A" indicates a figure that is genuinely unreported. Portraits courtesy of TMDB.
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