American Yakuza vs Striking Rescue
Striking Rescue has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5.7/10 for American Yakuza). American Yakuza is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 46m. American Yakuza is the older of the two (1993 against 2024). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
American Yakuza
Striking Rescue| American Yakuza | Striking Rescue | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Thriller | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Frank A. Cappello | Cheng Siyi |
| Main cast | Robert Forster, Ryo Ishibashi, Nicky Katt, Viggo Mortensen, Yuji Okumoto | Tony Jaa, Eason Hung, Xing Yu, Philip Keung Ho-Man, Chen Duo-Yi |
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…
Striking Rescue
A veteran Muay Thai expert goes on a take-no-prisoners mission of revenge after his wife and daughter are brutally murdered by mysterious forces.
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