Is American Yakuza violent?

Yes. More violent than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is American Yakuza scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does American Yakuza end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is American Yakuza sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is American Yakuza easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

American Yakuza

Name: American Yakuza
Genre: Crime, Action, Thriller
Released: 1993
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Ryo Ishibashi, Michael Nouri, Franklyn Ajaye, Yuji Okumoto

The mob has a new enemy.

Directed by Frank A. Cappello

Produced by First Look International, NEO Motion Pictures

199396 min5.8 / 10

A crime-action thriller about an FBI undercover agent torn between his duty and loyalty to the yakuza family that has adopted him, driven by martial-arts combat and organized-crime intrigue.

When Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitairy, he is hired to operate a forklift in a warehouse in the harbor owned by the Japanese Yakuza patriarch Isshin Tendo. The place is assaulted by the Italian Mafia lead 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 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.

Clusters

Vengeance Over Introspection Family Under Fire Romance Amid War Time-Sensitive Rescue Missions Organized Crime Movies

Genres

Crime Action Thriller

Keywords

Martial Arts Undercover Agent Yakuza Organized Crime Mafia Action Hero

Questions people ask

Is American Yakuza violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Is American Yakuza scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Does American Yakuza end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is American Yakuza sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is American Yakuza easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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