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Into the Sun (2005)

Into the Sun poster
Directed by
Christopher Morrison
Genre
action film, martial arts film
Country
United States, Japan
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
R
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 170 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A CIA operative gets pulled into a turf war between the Japanese Yakuza and the Chinese Triads in Tokyo. He uses his combat skills to take on both crime syndicates.

action-packedtensegrittyfast-pacedseriousviolentmachourbannoir-ish

What happens

Into the Sun is a 2005 American action thriller film directed by Christopher "mink" Morrison. It stars Steven Seagal, who also produced and co-wrote the film, along with Matthew Davis, Takao Osawa, Eddie George, Juliette Marquis, Ken Lo, and William Atherton. Filmed and set in Tokyo, Seagal plays a CIA operative who becomes embroiled a conflict between the Japanese Yakuza and the Chinese Triads. The film was theatrically released in Japan, but only went direct-to-DVD in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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