American Yakuza vs Sin Nombre
Sin Nombre has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5.7/10 for American Yakuza). American Yakuza is the older of the two (1993 against 2009). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
American Yakuza
Sin Nombre| American Yakuza | Sin Nombre | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Frank A. Cappello | Cary Joji Fukunaga |
| Main cast | Robert Forster, Ryo Ishibashi, Nicky Katt, Viggo Mortensen, Yuji Okumoto | Gerardo Taracena, Paulina Gaitán, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Noé Hernández, Harold Torres |
Synopsis
American Yakuza
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…
Sin Nombre
Sayra, a Honduran teen, hungers for a better life. Her chance for one comes when she is reunited with her long-estranged father, who intends to emigrate to Mexico and then enter the United States. Sayra's life collides with a pair of Mexican gangmembers who have boarded the same American-bound train.
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