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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence Movie Release: 1994 DVD Release: 09/05/2000 Format: DVD SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 35 mins Studio: Image Entertainment Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Crime, Crime Thriller, Gangster Film See Also: American Yakuza

An American FBI agent infiltrates the notorious Japanese yakuza and is forced to choose between old loyalties and his new bond of blood in this lurid crime thriller starring Viggo Mortensen. The first American ever to be accepted into Japan's treacherous criminal underworld, FBI Agent Nick Davis (Mortensen) successfully infiltrates the American arm of the yakuza and quickly rises through the ranks due to his reputation as a skilled assassin. But when Agent Davis is subsequently adopted into the powerful Tendo crime family, his mission is complicated by Italian mob boss Dino Campanela (Michael Nouri) and unpredictable enforcer Vic (Nicky Katt). When crooked and uncompromising FBI task force head Agent Littleman (Robert Forster) sets his sights on Agent Davis, the stage is set for a showdown that will set the criminal underworld ablaze. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Viggo Mortensen stars as an American cop trying to infiltrate the Japanese mafia in this action thriller, which has been given a basic presentation on DVD. American Yakuza has been given a full-frame transfer to disc in the aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and the audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Surround. The dialogue is in English with no multiple-language options included. The film's original trailer appears as a bonus. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide