Showdown In Little Tokyo

SHOWDOWN IN LITTLE TOKYO is basically a by-the-numbers action picture, but what gives it that little something extra is that director Mark L. Lester (TRUCK STOP WOMEN and FIRESTARTER) has obviously been studying Hong Kong action films and does a fair job of matching their breakneck pace and jaw-dropping action sequences.

Impossibly large, blond Detective Chris Kenner (Dolph Lundgren) was raised in Japan. He speaks the language and has tremendous respect for Japanese culture. Johnny Murata (Brandon Lee) is a California boy through and through; he doesn't even know what a futon is. Naturally, the Los Angeles Police Department sees fit to make them partners and a...