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* DiscretionShot: When groping Angel from behind, Yoshida uses a knife to tear off her skirt, but it isn't shown on-screen. Rather, the sound of the skirt being torn is heard.
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* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Angel tries to bribe Yoshida by offering to "do him" - it doesn't go well.
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* ShamefulStrip: Yoshida uses a knife to publicly cut off all of Angel's clothing as punishment for warning Tanaka about him behind his back.
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** When in bed with Minako, he hears the Yakuza approaching and gets out of bed, giving the audience a full view of his figure from behind.

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** When in bed with Minako, he Kenner hears the Yakuza approaching and gets out of bed, giving the audience a full view of his figure from behind.



** Tia Carrere entering a hot tub (although her full nude scenes were done by a body double).

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** Tia Carrere removing her robe and entering a hot tub (although her full nude scenes were done by a body double).


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** Topless females wearing nothing but a bikini bottom at Yoshida's party.
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* MrFanservice:
** Kenner and Murata are both wearing nothing but their shorts when they are captured and tortured.
** Kenner shows off his impressive biceps and pecs by wearing sleeveless shirts most of the time.
** When in bed with Minako, he hears the Yakuza approaching and gets out of bed, giving the audience a full view of his figure from behind.
* MsFanservice:
** Tia Carrere entering a hot tub (although her full nude scenes were done by a body double).
** Renee Griffin being stripped down to her garter belt using a knife.
** A naked woman having sushi eaten off her torso.
** Scantily clad female Sumo Wrestlers at the Banzai Club.


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* TwoPersonPoolParty: When Kenner is relaxing in the hot tub at his house alone, Minako strips down to join him.
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* HassleFreeHotwire: After rescuing Minako from Yoshida's house, he jumps into one of the vacant cars, starts it immediately and drives off.

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* HassleFreeHotwire: After rescuing Minako from Yoshida's house, he Kenner jumps into one of the vacant cars, starts it immediately and drives off.
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* HassleFreeHotwire: After rescuing Minako from Yoshida's house, he jumps into one of the vacant cars, starts it immediately and drives off.


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* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: When Kenner invades Yoshida's house to rescue Minako and is totally outnumbered, none of them can land a single clear shot on him.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Kenner is able to shoot one of Yoshida's men using a Desert Eagle, ''whilst carrying Minako in both hands!''
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* Flashback: The death of Kenner's parents.
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* BottomlessMagazines: Kenner and Murata raid Yoshida's drug factory using M-16's, firing hundreds of rounds and never once stopping to reload.


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* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: Angel is murdered within minutes of being introduced to the story.]]
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* SoftGlass: When Kenner rescues Minako, he picks her up and casually strolls through a glass door, resulting in glass shards everywhere but absolutely no injuries to himself or Minako.
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'''''Showdown in Little Tokyo''''' is a 1991 action film. It features Creator/BrandonLee in his first American film role, starring alongside Creator/DolphLundgren. In this film set in Los Angeles, two police officers (Johnny Murata and Sgt. Chris Kenner, respectively) attempt to take down a {{Yakuza}} drug operation. The tone of the movie follows the traditional buddy cop formula. Kenner's LoveInterest is played by Creator/TiaCarrere, while the BigBad is played by CaryHiroyukiTagawa.

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'''''Showdown in Little Tokyo''''' is a 1991 action film. It features Creator/BrandonLee in his first American film role, starring alongside Creator/DolphLundgren. In this film set in Los Angeles, two police officers (Johnny Murata and Sgt. Chris Kenner, respectively) attempt to take down a {{Yakuza}} drug operation. The tone of the movie follows the traditional buddy cop formula. Kenner's LoveInterest is played by Creator/TiaCarrere, while the BigBad is played by CaryHiroyukiTagawa.Creator/CaryHiroyukiTagawa.
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'''''Showdown in Little Tokyo''''' is a 1991 action film. It features Creator/BrandonLee in his first American film role, starring alongside Creator/DolphLundgren. In this film set in Los Angeles, two police officers (Johnny Murata and Sgt. Chris Kenner, respectively) attempt to take down a {{Yakuza}} drug operation. The tone of the movie follows the traditional buddy cop formula. Kenner's LoveInterest is played by Tia Carrere, while the BigBad is played by Cary Horoyuki Tagawa.

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'''''Showdown in Little Tokyo''''' is a 1991 action film. It features Creator/BrandonLee in his first American film role, starring alongside Creator/DolphLundgren. In this film set in Los Angeles, two police officers (Johnny Murata and Sgt. Chris Kenner, respectively) attempt to take down a {{Yakuza}} drug operation. The tone of the movie follows the traditional buddy cop formula. Kenner's LoveInterest is played by Tia Carrere, Creator/TiaCarrere, while the BigBad is played by Cary Horoyuki Tagawa.CaryHiroyukiTagawa.
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* Retroactive Recognition: Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa would get steady work for the next three decades, but is most iconic for bringing [[Film/MortalKombat Shang Tsung]] to life.
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* Retroactive Recognition: Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa would get steady work for the next three decades, but is most iconic for bringing [[Film/MortalKombat Shang Tsung]] to life.
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'''''Showdown in Little Tokyo''''' is a 1991 action film. It features Creator/BrandonLee in his first American film role, starring alongside Creator/DolphLundgren. In this film set in Los Angeles, two police officers (Johnny Murata and Sgt. Chris Kenner, respectively) attempt to take down a {{Yakuza}} drug operation. The tone of the movie follows the traditional buddy cop formula.

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'''''Showdown in Little Tokyo''''' is a 1991 action film. It features Creator/BrandonLee in his first American film role, starring alongside Creator/DolphLundgren. In this film set in Los Angeles, two police officers (Johnny Murata and Sgt. Chris Kenner, respectively) attempt to take down a {{Yakuza}} drug operation. The tone of the movie follows the traditional buddy cop formula. Kenner's LoveInterest is played by Tia Carrere, while the BigBad is played by Cary Horoyuki Tagawa.
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* BondOneLiner: From Murata, after Yoshida's death.
-->"Nice slicing and dicing, partner!"
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* TheComicallySerious: Kenner is built [[TheBigGuy like a Greek statue]], and just as likely to crack a smile - still, it only serves to make the film funnier.
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* AndThisIsFor: Kenner delivers it to Yoshida once he kills him:
--> "This is for my parents."
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'''''Showdown in Little Tokyo''''' is a 1991 action film. It features Brandon Lee in his first American film role, starring alongside Creator/DolphLundgren. In this film set in Los Angeles, two police officers (Johnny Murata and Sgt. Chris Kenner, respectively) attempt to take down a {{Yakuza}} drug operation. The tone of the movie follows the traditional buddy cop formula.

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'''''Showdown in Little Tokyo''''' is a 1991 action film. It features Brandon Lee Creator/BrandonLee in his first American film role, starring alongside Creator/DolphLundgren. In this film set in Los Angeles, two police officers (Johnny Murata and Sgt. Chris Kenner, respectively) attempt to take down a {{Yakuza}} drug operation. The tone of the movie follows the traditional buddy cop formula.
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* BathhouseBlitz: Kenner and Murata confront the Yakuza while the entire gang is taking time off to visit a private bathhouse, so a brawl with the heavily tattooed gangsters inevitably ensues.
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* CreateYourOwnHero: The current {{Yakuza}} boss killing the hero's parents as an assassin decades earlier is what drove him to become a cop in the first place.
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* PastVictimShowcase: The bad guy cements one of his KickTheDog moments by [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty forcing himself onto the singer of his new club]] after showing her a videotape of him previously decapitating one of her friends.
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* SnuffFilm: The Yakuza bad guy captured his decapitation of a woman on camera, then later shows it to one of her friends as a threat of what he might do to her.

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* SnuffFilm: The Yakuza bad guy captured his decapitation by katana of a woman on camera, then later shows it to one of her friends as a threat of what he might do to her.
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* SnuffFilm: The Yakuza bad guy captured his decapitation of a woman on camera, then later shows it to one of her friends as a threat of what he might do to her.
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* {{Blooper}}: There are at least two. The first one is when Dolph Lundgren's character jumps over a car. He is shown standing by the ''side'' of the car and uses a spring to catapult himself. The second one is when he shoots a pipe to have the steam inside it distract bad guys. A random man can ''clearly'' be seen sitting next to Dolph with a extinguisher and then using it.
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* {{Blooper}}: There are at least two. The first one is when Dolph Lundgren's character jumps over a car. He is shown standing by the ''side'' of the car and uses a spring to catapult himself. The second one is when he shoots a pipe to have the steam inside it distract bad guys. A random man can ''clearly'' be seen sitting next to Dolph with a extinguisher and then using it.

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