Showdown in Little Tokyo - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Showdown in Little Tokyo"
Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
Timing:
1:19 (79 min)
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Actors and characters
Rodney Kageyama
Character Eddie
Reid Asato
Character Muto
Lenny Imamura
Character Kickboxer #1
Susan E. Cox
Character Mrs. Kenner
Rick Cramer
Character Mr. Kenner
Keith Boldroff
Character Kenner as a Young Boy
R. David Smith
Character Hell's Angel #1
Anthony Maccario
Character Hell's Angel #2
Rome Viharo
Character Hispanic Gang Leader
Keenan Thomas
Character Crip Gang Leader
Jim Ishida
Character Asian Cop #2
Rachen Assapiomonwait
Character Bath House Attendant
Ryan Ryusaki
Character Son at Parade with Mama Yamaguchi
Jeff Ramsey
Character Samurai Horseman
Phil Chong
Character Samurai Horseman
Jimmy Taenaka
Character Hardboy (uncredited)
Robert Gatewood
Character Parade Goer (uncredited)
Steven A. Hite
Character Patron (uncredited)
Steven Ito
Character Yoshida's Man (uncredited)
Tori Sinclair
Character Topless Girl at Bonsai Club (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- The original script consisted of 104 pages and included scenes later removed by the producers (for example, a scene where Kenner and Murata, after a fight in the sauna, pursue one of the Yakuza, ending up in a shopping mall). During filming, the script was decided to be shortened to 95 pages.
- Fearing the film would receive an NC-17 rating, director Mark L. Lester cut some particularly explicit or violent scenes: One moment in the pool scene, showing a woman with exposed breasts, was cut; Some moments from the murder scene of the dancer (Ecela) were cut: an episode where Yoshida delivers an additional sword strike was removed. A moment at the very end of the scene, where her severed head falls to the floor, was also removed; The moment of the murder of the fat Yakuza in the sauna fight scene was shortened: it showed Kenner twisting a knife in his stomach from side to side; The scene of Minako’s rape was completely cut, deemed too brutal by viewers at test screenings. As a result, although the film received an R rating, it was released in the US with an age restriction of «18+».
- All the swords used in the film were replicas, with the exception of the one used by Dolph Lundgren’s character when he cut through bundles of bamboo – that was a genuine samurai sword.
- Filming took place from January 14 to March 8, 1991.
- Fearing the film would receive an NC-17 rating, director Mark L. Lester cut some particularly explicit or violent scenes: A moment in the pool scene showing a woman with exposed breasts was cut; Some moments from the scene of the dancer's (Edela’s) murder were cut: an episode where Yoshida delivers an additional sword strike was removed. A moment at the very end of the scene, where her severed head falls to the floor, was also removed; The moment of killing the fat Yakuza in the sauna fight scene was shortened: it showed Kenner twisting a knife in his stomach in different directions; A scene of Minako’s rape was completely cut, as it was considered too violent by viewers at test screenings. As a result, the film received an R rating, but was released with an "18+" age restriction in the US.
- All the swords used in the film were replicas, with the exception of the one used by Dolph Lundgren’s character when he cut through bundles of bamboo – that was a genuine samurai sword.
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