Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)

79 min · Buddy Cop, Martial-Arts, Police Film, action film, buddy cop film, comedy film, crime film, martial arts film

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Directors

Mark L. Lester

Cast

Dolph Lundgren, Brandon Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tia Carrere, Ernie Lively, Philip Tan

The story

Los Angeles cop Chris Kenner (Dolph Lundgren) is an American who was raised in Japan. He is given a new partner, Johnny Murata (Brandon Lee), an American of partial Japanese descent. Kenner does not appreciate American culture, while Johnny does not like Japanese culture much.

Catalogue themes and tags

Camaraderie, Colleague, Cops, Drogenboß, Drug Traffic, Drugs, Interkulturelle Beziehung, Karate, Kumpels, Kung Fu, LAPD, Los Angeles, Mismatched Friends, Mixed Race Friendship, Yakuza, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Detective fiction, Japanese Movies, Detective, Action/Adventure, Martial Arts Film, Drama, Comedy, Action Thrillers, Action

Genres

Buddy Cop, Martial-Arts, Police Film, action film, buddy cop film, comedy film, crime film, martial arts film

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