Showdown in Little Tokyo

Showdown in Little Tokyo

“One's a warrior. One's a wise guy. They're two L.A. cops going after a gang of drug lords. Feet first.”

August 23, 1991R1h 19mTMDB ★ 6.4

An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.

Genres

Action, Comedy, Crime

Studio

Original Pictures

Language

en

Status

Released

Box Office

How Showdown in Little Tokyo performed

Budget

$8.0M

Worldwide Gross

$2.3M

Gross Profit

−$5.7M

Return

0.3× budget

Opening Wknd (est.)

$303K

Domestic (est.)
International (est.)
$796K$1M

Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~35/65, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Action) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.

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