For four hundred years, Japan has been home to a secret criminal organisation dedicated to its own supremacy in the underworld. Ruled by an ancient, arcane of honor, the deadly Yakuza have been among the most feared members of society. Even today, they are immediately recognisable by the stunningly ornate tattoos that cover their bodies, telling the terrifying story of their statue and career in a dark order that knows no mercy. Now the Yakuza are coming to los angeles. But in America, they're going to meet their match. Two cops are on the trail. One's an American raised in Japan. He's got the mind and spirit of a samurai, and the body of a human fighting machine. The other's a Japanese-American raised in California's San Fernando Valley. He's into malls, pizza and MTV. But he can disarm five gunmen with his bere feet. Ones a warrior. One's a wise-ass. But together they've got what it takes to remove some tattoos from Little Tokyo...
Showdown in Little Tokyo stars Brandon Lee as Johnny Murata, a guy whose idea of a good time includes knowing where and how to get his kicks. Also stars Dolph Lundgren as Chris Kenner, a man fighting for his adopted heritage and his familys honor. Opposites in attitude, once they get on the streets, theyre a perfect odd couple. And what they have in common is their enemy, the Yakuza who are brining a lethal new drug trade to Los Angeles, coupled with a macabre taste for violence and cruelty.