Overview - American Yakuza

Overview

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.

Cast

• Name: Viggo Mortensen

  Character: Nick Davis / David Brandt

  Popularity: 3.4062

  

• Name: Ryo Ishibashi

  Character: Shuji Sawamoto

  Popularity: 1.5327

  

• Name: Michael Nouri

  Character: Dino Campanela

  Popularity: 1.573

  

• Name: Franklyn Ajaye

  Character: Sam

  Popularity: 0.4783

  

• Name: Yuji Okumoto

  Character: Kazuo

  Popularity: 1.1614

  

• Name: Anzu Lawson

  Character: Yuko

  Popularity: 0.4819

  

• Name: Robert Forster

  Character: Littman

  Popularity: 1.4917

  

• Name: John Fujioka

  Character: Isshin Tendo

  Popularity: 0.7257