American Yakuza
1993 · 96 min · Director: Frank A. Cappello, Frank A. Cappello
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
When Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitaire, he is hired to operate forklift in a warehouse in the harbor owned by the Japanese Yakuza patriarch Isshin Tendo. The place is assaulted by the Italian Mafia leaded 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 in 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.
Emotional fingerprint
American Yakuza (1993) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 35%, Excitement 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Tension35%
- Excitement25%
- Empathy20%
- Anxiety15%
- Love5%
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Cast
Yuko
Taka
Aya
Okazaki
Medical Student
Agent #1
Agent #2
Details
- Directed by
- Frank A. Cappello, Frank A. Cappello
- Written by
- John Allen Nelson, Max Strom, Takashige Ichise
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1993
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Tension
- Data updated
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