When Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitairy, he is hired to operate a forklift in a warehouse in the harbor owned by the Japanese Yakuza patriarch Isshin Tendo. The place is assaulted by the Italian Mafia lead by Dino Campanela and Nick rescues and saves the life of Shuji Sawamoto, who is the representative of Yakuza interests in America. Shuji hires Nick to work for Yakuza and becomes his godfather in the family after his oath to join Yakuza. However, Nick is a lonely FBI undercover agent assigned to penetrate the criminal organization. When the FBI discovers that Campanela is organizing a massive attack to destroy the Yakuza, Nick's boss Littman calls off the operation to leave the dirty work to the Italian Mafia. But the connection of Nick with Shuji and his goddaughter Yuko forces him to help his Japanese family.
American Yakuza has generally received mixed reviews.
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American Yakuza was released in 1993 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 37 reviews, giving American Yakuza (1993) an average rating of 51%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 67%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 60%.
With a score of 51%, American Yakuza is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1993, which stands at 58%.
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