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American Yakuza (1993) [N/A]

Release Date:
December 22, 1993

Original Title:
American Yakuza

Alternate Titles:
American Yakuza: O Início
Amerykańska yakuza
Amerykański yakuza
Bloodbrother II - Champ gegen Champ

Genres:
Action | Crime | Thriller

Production Companies:
First Look International
NEO Motion Pictures
Overseas FilmGroup
Ozla Productions
TFC
Toei Video Company

Production Countries:
Japan | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 18  JP: R18+ 

Runtime: 96

The mob has a new enemy.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Casting:
Don Phillips

Chief Lighting Technician:
Randall Ott

Co-Producer:
Don Phillips

Color Timer:
Ray Morfino

Costume Design:
Kathryn Shemanek

Director:
Frank A. Cappello

Director of Photography:
Richard Clabaugh

Editor:
Sonny Baskin

Executive Producer:
W.K. Border
Takashige Ichise
Joel Soisson

First Assistant Director:
Michael Cedar

Foley Artist:
Michael J. Broomberg

Foley Recordist:
Joe Barnett

Location Manager:
Edward Mazurek

Makeup & Hair:
Lisa Buono

Original Music Composer:
David C. Williams

Producer:
Michael Leahy
Aki Komine

Production Accountant:
Lysa Moser

Production Coordinator:
Thomas 'Doc' Boguski

Production Design:
Shay Austin

Production Manager:
JoAnn Perritano

Production Sound Mixer:
Larry Scharf

Property Master:
Eric J. Bates

Screenplay:
John Allen Nelson

Script Supervisor:
Carol Banker

Second Assistant Director:
Mark S. Constance

Set Decoration:
Lee Cunningham

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
William Smith
Jeffrey R. Whitcher

Stunt Coordinator:
Rick Barker

Stunts:
Danny Epper
Al Goto
Debbie Lynn Ross

Supervising Sound Editor:
William Smith

Writer:
Takashige Ichise
Max Strom

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