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American Yakuza
“The mob has a new enemy.”
57%
Movie
1h 36m
AI Analysis
American Yakuza (1993) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of American Yakuza (1993) — a movie tagged as Crime, Action, and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 represent… Our models also surface themes such as ai, family, and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~96 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate American Yakuza 57% (74 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
57%
from 74 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1993-12-22
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- TMDB rating
- 5.7
- TMDB ID
- 36909
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What is American Yakuza about?
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... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for American Yakuza?
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How long is the movie American Yakuza?
The official runtime for American Yakuza is approximately 96 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Viggo Mortensen
Nick Davis / David Brandt
Ryo Ishibashi
Shuji Sawamoto
Michael Nouri
Dino Campanela
Franklyn Ajaye
Sam
Yuji Okumoto
Kazuo
Anzu Lawson
Yuko
Robert Forster
Littman
John Fujioka
Isshin Tendo
Nicky Katt
Vic
Jimmy Taenaka
Taka
Saiko Isshiki
Aya
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Fritz Mashimo
Okazaki
- J
Jeff Bankert
Medical Student
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem
Agent #1
John Hammil
Agent #2
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