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Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)

Showdown in Little Tokyo poster
Directed by
Mark L. Lester
Genre
comedy film, action film, crime film, martial arts film, buddy cop film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 16m
Rated
R
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 545 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police officer and a martial artist team up to rescue a woman from a drug dealer in Little Tokyo. They fight their way through plenty of ninjas and bad guys.

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What happens

Showdown in Little Tokyo is a 1991 American buddy cop action film directed by Mark L. Lester, and starring Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee in his first American film role. It follows a police officer and a martial artist attempting to save a woman from a drug dealer. The film was released in the United States on August 23, 1991, and was a box-office bomb. It has gained a cult following among action fans, especially for the chemistry between Lundgren and Lee and David Michael Frank's score. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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