Movie·1993·96 min

American Yakuza

Name: American Yakuza
Genre: Crime, Action, Thriller
Released: 1993-12-22
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Ryo Ishibashi, Michael Nouri, Franklyn Ajaye, Yuji Okumoto

American Yakuza streams in the US on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Howdy Amazon Channel, The CW and 9 more apps, as of October 5, 2026.

The mob has a new enemy.

5.8 / 10 · TMDB

Crime Action Thriller

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.

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