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"Are You Japanese?"

A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.

Top Cast

  • Takeshi Kitano

    Takeshi Kitano

    Aniki Yamamoto

  • Omar Epps

    Omar Epps

    Denny

  • Claude Maki

    Claude Maki

    Ken

  • Susumu Terajima

    Susumu Terajima

    Kato

  • Masaya Katō

    Masaya Katō

    Shirase

  • Royale Watkins

    Royale Watkins

    Jay

  • Lombardo Boyar

    Lombardo Boyar

    Mo

  • Ryo Ishibashi

    Ryo Ishibashi

    Ishihara

  • James Shigeta

    James Shigeta

    Sugimoto

Overview

A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.

Rating

7.1 / 10
529 Reviews
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