Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.
Cast
Michael Douglas
Nick Conklin
Andy Garcia
Charlie Vincent
Ken Takakura
Masahiro
Kate Capshaw
Joyce
Yūsaku Matsuda
Sato
Shigeru Kōyama
Ohashi
John Spencer
Oliver
Yuya Uchida
Nashida
Guts Ishimatsu
Katayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Sugai
Miyuki Ono
Miyuki
Luis Guzmán
Frankie
John Costelloe
The Kid
Stephen Root
Berg
Richard Riehle
Crown
Bruce Katzman
Yudell
Tim Kelleher
Bobby
Edmund Ikeda
Japanese Businessman
Tomo Nagasue
Japanese Translator
Clem Caserta
Abolofia
George Kyle
Farentino
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Detective
Joe Perce
Detective
Louis Cantarini
Detective
Doug Yasuda
Japanese / American Translator
Toshio Sato
Japanese Embassy Official
Jun Kunimura
Yashimoto
Roy K. Ogata
Sato's Man
Shirô Oishi
Sato's Man
Professor Toru Tanaka
Sugai's Man
Rikiya Yasuoka
Sugai's Man
Jôji Shimaki
Sugai's Man
Gorō Sasa
Ohashi's Man
Taro Ibuki
Ohashi's Man
Daisuke Awaji
Ohashi's Man
Keone Young
Karaoke Singer
Jim Ishida
Escort Officer
Shōtarō Hayashi
Mediator
Toshishiro Obata
Mediator
Michiko Tsujima
Noodle Woman
Linda Gillen
Peggy
John Gotay
Danny
Matthew Porac
Patrick
Ken Kensei
Masahiro's Son
Josip Elic
Joe, the Bartender
Mitchell Bahr
Friend
Ken Enomoto
Detective
Nathan Jung
Sato's Yakuza Enforcer
Al Leong
Sato's Yakuza Assassin
Bruce Locke
Sato's Man
Chris Nelson Norris
Motorcyclist
Dennis Y. Takeda
Newspaper Reporter
Celia Xavier
Nori, Bar Hostess
Crew
Michael Hancock
Tattooist
Ridley Scott
Director
Craig Bolotin
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Warren Lewis
Screenplay
Tom Rolf
Editor
Nancy Frazen
Assistant Editor
Deborah Peretz
Assistant Editor
Jan de Bont
Director of Photography
Aubrey Head
Color Timer
Aldric La'Auli Porter
First Assistant Director
Benjamin Rosenberg
First Assistant Director
Jodi Ehrlich
Second Assistant Director
Bettiann Fishman
Second Assistant Director
Carol Keith
Assistant Production Coordinator
Debra D. Jeffreys
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jennifer Pinkerton
Assistant Production Coordinator
Julie Kirkham
Executive Producer
Stanley R. Jaffe
Producer
Sherry Lansing
Producer
Alan Poul
Associate Producer
Yosuke Mizuno
Line Producer
Norris Spencer
Production Design
Craig Haagensen
Camera Operator
Alexander Witt
Camera Operator
Vinnie Gerardo
First Assistant Camera
Nicholas J. Musuraca
First Assistant Camera
Cal Roberts
First Assistant Camera
Howard J. Hand
First Assistant Camera
David Augsburger
Second Assistant Camera
Sharon L. Wilson
Second Assistant Camera
Bobby Mancuso
Second Assistant Camera
Bill Gerardo
Second Assistant Camera
David B. Nowell
Aerial Camera
Billy Patsos
Dolly Grip
Michael J. Coo
Dolly Grip
Debi Manwiller
Casting Assistant
Joy Dickson
Casting Associate
Dianne Crittenden
Casting
Nobuaki Murooka
Casting
Melissa Skoff
Additional Casting
Joy Todd
Extras Casting
Steve Dobbins
Extras Casting
Richard von Ernst
Assistant Costume Designer
Jennifer L. Parsons
Costume Supervisor
Melissa Stanton
Wardrobe Supervisor
William A. Campbell
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ellen Mirojnick
Costume Design
Elaine Maser
Costumer
Joseph L. Gruca
Costumer
Lisa Grace Erndt
Costumer
Lyndell Quiyou
Hairstylist
Kathryn Blondell
Hairstylist
Susan V. Kalinowski
Hairstylist
Richard Dean
Makeup Artist
Christina Smith
Makeup Artist
Monty Westmore
Makeup Artist
Fred C. Blau Jr.
Makeup Artist
Bobby Bass
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Dennis Maguire
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Robert A. Woolfe
Scenic Artist
Mark Maitre
Prosthetics
Arnold Gargiulo
Prosthetics
Neal Martz
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Richard Alonzo
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Allan A. Apone
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Kenneth Walker
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Milton C. Burrow
Supervising Sound Editor
William L. Manger
Supervising Sound Editor
Richard Adams
Sound Editor
Neil Burrow
Sound Editor
Scott Burrow
Sound Editor
Gordon Davidson
Sound Editor
Larry Mann
Sound Editor
Richard Oswald
Sound Editor
Kay Rose
Sound Editor
Chester Slomka
Sound Editor
Bill Wylie
Sound Editor
Jim Yant
Sound Editor
Kelly L. Manger
Assistant Sound Editor
Dan Engstrom
Assistant Sound Editor
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Greg P. Russell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James Sabat
Production Sound Mixer
Keith A. Wester
Production Sound Mixer
Timothy P. Salmon
Boom Operator
Louis Sabat
Boom Operator
Ken Dufva
Foley Artist
David Lee Fein
Foley Artist
Greg Curda
Foley Mixer
Bill Voigtlander
ADR Editor
James 'Packy' Dolan
Chief Lighting Technician
John W. DeBlau
Chief Lighting Technician
Ed Ayer
Chief Lighting Technician
Jerry DeBlau
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Ted J. Kredo
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Stan Parks
Special Effects Supervisor
Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer
Richard Rudolph
Music Supervisor
James Flamberg
Supervising Music Editor
Bill Curry Jr.
Transportation Captain
Dennis Salomone Sr.
Transportation Co-Captain
Lee Garibaldi
Transportation Co-Captain
Tommy Tancharoen
Transportation Coordinator
Kim McLaren
Assistant Accountant
Kevin Richard Buxbaum
Accountant
Alan Brown
Dialogue Coach
Jeff Chamberlain
Dialogue Coach
Dan Furst
Dialogue Coach
Leslie Bloom
Set Decoration
John M. Dwyer
Set Decoration
Richard C. Goddard
Set Decoration
Alan Hicks
Set Decoration
James R. Bayliss
Set Designer
Alan S. Kaye
Set Designer
Robert Maddy
Set Designer
Richard T. Allen
Construction Coordinator
Richard J. Bayard
Construction Coordinator
John Matheson
Construction Foreman
Roger M. Janson
Construction Foreman
David James
Still Photographer
Andrew D. Schwartz
Still Photographer
Bruce W. Talamon
Still Photographer
Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor
Robert Doyle
Location Manager
Susumu Ejima
Location Manager
Kazuaki Enomoto
Location Manager
Ken Haber
Location Manager
Kenichi Horii
Location Manager
Eric Klosterman
Location Manager
Steven Shkolnik
Location Manager
Atsushi Takayama
Location Manager
Debbie Schwab
Production Office Coordinator
Terry Ladin
Production Office Coordinator
Patt McCurdy
Production Office Coordinator
Jay Amor
Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
Stunts
Phil Chong
Stunts
Gary Davis
Stunts
Andy Duppin
Stunts
Kenny Endoso
Stunts
Frank Ferrara Sr.
Stunts
Peter Hock
Stunts
John Kayton
Stunts
Geoff Lee
Stunts
Jim Lovelett
Stunts
Harry Madsen
Stunts
Sandy Richman
Stunts
Alex Stevens
Stunts
Al Goto
Stunts
John Hateley
Stunts
Leo Lee
Stunts
Brian Imada
Stunts
Mak Takano
Stunts
Hiroshi Tom Tanaka
Stunts
David Webster
Stunts
Daishi Ichizawa
Stunts
Al Leong
Stunts
Peter Bucossi
Stunts
Steven Ito
Stunts
Michael Runyard
Stunts
Danny Wong
Stunts
Lightning Bear
Stunts
Thomas Saccio
Property Master
Dean Wilson
Property Master
Kenneth Weinberg
Assistant Property Master
Glen R. Feldman
Assistant Property Master
Michael P. Hunter
Assistant Property Master
Yūsaku Matsuda
In Memory Of
Al Cerullo
Pilot
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
Pilot
Steven W. Gage
Grip
Richard Randall
Grip
Mel Dellar
Unit Production Manager
David Salven
Unit Production Manager
Michael Tadross
Unit Production Manager
William Watkins
Unit Production Manager
Anthony Goldschmidt
Title Designer
William D. Gordean
Additional Editor
Jacqueline Cambas
Additional Editor
Shirley Walker
Conductor, Orchestrator
Eric Myers
Unit Publicist
John Jay Moore
Art Direction
Herman F. Zimmerman
Art Direction
William Webb
First Assistant Editor
John Schacht
Leadman
Barton M. Susman
Leadman
