American Yakuza (1993)
1993 film by Frank Cappello
- Released
- 1993
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Martial arts film
- Director
- Frank Cappello
- Screenplay
- John Allen Nelson
- Producer
- Donald Phillips, Michael Leahy, Joel Soisson
- Music
- David C. Williams
- Cinematography
- Richard Clabaugh
- Editing
- Sonny Baskin
- Starring
- Viggo Mortensen, Ryo Ishibashi, Michael Nouri
- Running time
- 96 minutes
- Production company
- First Look Studios, Tohokushinsha Film
- Distributor
- Toei Company, Netflix
American Yakuza is a 1993 crime action film directed by Frank Cappello, from a screenplay by John Allen Nelson and Max Strom, and starring Viggo Mortensen and Ryo Ishibashi. The film is about an American FBI agent (Mortensen) who goes undercover to infiltrate a Japanese Yakuza clan, which is at war with the mafia. It was released on December 22, 1993.
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Facts from Wikidata Q467331 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.