MOVIE · 1991

Showdown in Little Tokyo

ActionAdventureComedyCrimeDramaThriller79 min

Chris Kenner is an L.A. cop with a Japanese upbringing, assigned to the Little Tokyo beat and paired with a partner who sees that heritage very differently. Dolph Lundgren's Kenner works alongside Brandon Lee's Johnny Murata, a Japanese American officer with a quip-ready style and little connection to his roots. When a yakuza drug operation points them toward Yoshida (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), the investigation becomes personal for Kenner. Both officers are formidable martial artists, and their clash of styles runs through a case that ties Los Angeles street crime to Kenner's past.