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.
Directed by Frank A. Cappello
martial arts
undercover agent
yakuza
organized crime
mafia
action hero
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
2.8 / 5
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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
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem
Agent #1
Crew
Frank A. Cappello
Director
Takashige Ichise
Writer
John Allen Nelson
Screenplay
David C. Williams
Original Music Composer
Takashige Ichise
Executive Producer
Joel Soisson
Executive Producer
Danny Epper
Stunts
Joe Barnett
Foley Recordist
Carol Banker
Script Supervisor
Rick Barker
Stunt Coordinator
Popular Reviews
6 reviews
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7.0★ · 08/25/24
I think the disappointment that this reveals itself to be a more familiar type of crime movie than it seemed took a little shine off but the action is good and it’s pretty entertaining.
I think the disappointment that this reveals itself to be a more familiar type of crime movie than it seemed took a little shine off but the action is good and it’s pretty entertaining.
Meg Swenson
6.2★ · 02/14/21
viggo is literally way too pretty for this absolutely bat shit movie. there were approximately ten braincells involved in this film and all of them were dedicated to making viggo as pretty as possible
viggo is literally way too pretty for this absolutely bat shit movie. there were approximately ten braincells involved in this film and all of them were dedicated to making viggo as pretty as possible