---
title: 'Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mark L. Lester'
released: '1991-08-23'
runtime_minutes: 76
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/showdown-in-little-tokyo-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102915/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)

1991 · R · 76 min · Comedy, Action, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mark L. Lester](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-l-lester)
- **Producer:** [Mark L. Lester](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-l-lester)
- **Screenplay:** [Stephen Glantz](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-glantz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Michael Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-michael-frank)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mark Irwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-irwin)
- **Editor:** [Robert A. Ferretti](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-a-ferretti), [Steven Kemper](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-kemper)

## Cast

- [Rodney Kageyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodney-kageyama)
- [Brandon Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/brandon-lee)
- [Roger Yuan](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-yuan)
- [Gerald Okamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-okamura)
- [Tia Carrere](https://cinepixo.com/people/tia-carrere)
- [Dolph Lundgren](https://cinepixo.com/people/dolph-lundgren)
- [Renee Griffin](https://cinepixo.com/people/renee-griffin)
- [Ernie Lively](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernie-lively)
- [Toshishiro Obata](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshishiro-obata)
- [Simon Rhee](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-rhee)
- [Takayo Fischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/takayo-fischer)
- [Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/cary-hiroyuki-tagawa)

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