Where to Watch American Yakuza (1993) (Legally)

Where to watch “American Yakuza” (1993) legally online? See US options first, with English-region fallbacks.

What to expect (spoiler-free)

Planning a movie night? This is a spoiler-free snapshot of “ (1993).

It sits in the Crime, Action, Thriller space and is paced for about 96 minutes.

Audience signals on TMDB currently show an average rating of 5.8/10 from about 75 votes.

For families, checking the local age rating is recommended before watching.

Topics & keywords

martial arts, undercover agent, yakuza, organized crime, mafia, action hero

Official trailer

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Plot

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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