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Film: Showdown In Little Tokyo

Showdown in Little Tokyo is a 1991 action film. It features Brandon Lee in his first American film role, starring alongside Dolph Lundgren. In this film set in Los Angeles, two police officers (Johnny Murata and Sgt. Chris Kenner, respectively) attempt to take down the Yakuza drug operation. The tone of the movie follows the traditional buddy cop formula.

This film provides examples of:

Biggus Dickus - According to Murata, Kenner has "the biggest dick I've ever seen".
Body Sushi - We see the yakuza enjoying this "meal" at one point.
Buddy Cop Show
Like an Old Married Couple: Kenner and Murata are like this after mere hours of meeting each other.
Miranda Rights: Branden Lee's character uses the Miranda rights as Trash Talk during a fight, capping it with the Premortem One Liner: "you have the right to be dead".
Odd Couple - Kenner is an American raised in Japan who has embraced Japanese culture and customs. Murata is of partial Japanese descent but identifies more closely with American culture.
Walking Shirtless Scene
Yubitsume - One of the Big Bad's subordinates does this because he fails to prevent the heroes from rescuing the girl his boss had kidnapped and planned to molest. Too pissed off, his master just drives his katana through the lackey's chest afterwards.