American Yakuza (1993)
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The mob has a new enemy.
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.
- Released: 1993-12-22
- Genres: Crime, Action, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 36m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 76 votes
Directed by Frank A. Cappello.
Top cast
- Viggo Mortensen as Nick Davis / David Brandt
- Ryo Ishibashi as Shuji Sawamoto
- Michael Nouri as Dino Campanela
- Franklyn Ajaye as Sam
- Yuji Okumoto as Kazuo
- Anzu Lawson as Yuko
- Robert Forster as Littman
- John Fujioka as Isshin Tendo
- Nicky Katt as Vic
- Jimmy Taenaka as Taka
Where to watch American Yakuza
- United States: stream on fuboTV, Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on The CW, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: watch free on Pluto TV
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Crave, Pluto TV; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia: watch free on Hoopla
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