"Showdown in Little Toyko" wins my prize for being the greatest cliché movie of all time. As "guilty pleasure" movies go, this ones the holy grail. First of all, it's got Dolph Lundgren ("Universal Soldier" "Rocky IV" Masters of the Universe").The Dolph plays a tough unconventional detective who discovers that the crime boss he's been tracking down is also the man who killed his parents when he was a child (naturally.) How can you not love the camp factor of the blonde wonder. He was He-Man for goodness sakes! Secondly, Brandon Lee (God rest his soul) is in it as Dolph's smart mouth partner.His character is about as far from Eric Draven (his "Crow" character)as possible and he's still the best actor in the film. Third, Thestereotypical Asian villain is played by Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa ("Mortal Kombat" "Elektra" "Pearl Harbor") who is by far the greatest stereotypical Asian villain actor of all time. And finally, 2 words: Tia Carrere.
Review of Showdown in Little Tokyo
Showdown in Little Tokyo
(1991)
The greatest cliché action movie ever made
7 February 2005
Warning: Spoilers