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Showdown in Little Tokyo

1991 · 79 min · Director: Mark L. Lester ★ IMDb 6.1 · 22,748 ratings

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Detective Chris Kenner was orphaned as a child as his father was in the service and was killed and lived in Japan. Now he is on the trail of ruthless Yakuza leader named Yoshido, who helped establish a small Japanese area in Los Angeles and is now running a drug ring disguised as a brewery. However, Kenner must team up with a Japanese-American detective named Johnny Murata, and he also must protect a witness named Minako who would testify against Yoshido. But what Kenner will soon discover that he will be in a lot more than what he bargained for.

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Emotional fingerprint

Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Humor 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor25%
  2. Anger15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Humor, Tension. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Humor and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Humor

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Disturbing
Humor
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then dips around 57 %, then peaks around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 6′Tension53 %48 %20 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Humor55 %44 %26 %39 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Disturbing57 %39 %45 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity55 %35 %48 %30 %
27.5 %≈ 22′Curiosity57 %48 %34 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 26′Tension60 %55 %25 %26 %
37.5 %≈ 30′Curiosity61 %52 %38 %23 %
42.5 %≈ 34′Disturbing72 %63 %63 %15 %
47.5 %≈ 38′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
52.5 %≈ 41′Tension53 %50 %17 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 45′Relief48 %34 %6 %24 %
62.5 %≈ 49′Relief55 %35 %13 %30 %
67.5 %≈ 53′Tension73 %64 %43 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 57′Tension75 %73 %53 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 61′Humor66 %61 %34 %40 %
82.5 %≈ 65′Tension68 %65 %26 %33 %
87.5 %≈ 69′Tension73 %63 %29 %28 %
92.5 %≈ 73′Relief70 %43 %25 %40 %
97.5 %≈ 77′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

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Brandon Lee

Tia Carrere

Minako

TO
Toshishiro Obata

Sato

Philip Tan

Tanaka

RK
Rodney Kageyama

Eddie

Ernie Lively

Detective Nelson

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Renee Griffin

Angel

RA
Reid Asato

Muto

TF
Takayo Fischer

Mama Yamaguchi

SR
Simon Rhee

Ito

VW
Vernee Watson

Nonnie Russell - Coroner

LI
Lenny Imamura

Kickboxer #1

Roger Yuan

Kickboxer #2

SE
Susan E. Cox

Mrs. Kenner

RC
Rick Cramer

Mr. Kenner

KB
Keith Boldroff

Kenner as a Young Boy

GO
Gerald Okamura

Hagata, the Torturer

RD
R. David Smith

Hell's Angel #1

Details

Directed by
Mark L. Lester
Written by
Stephen Glantz, Caliope Brattlestreet
Type
Movies
Released
1991
Runtime
79 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 22,748 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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