American Yakuza (1993)
The mob has a new enemy.
Género : Crimen
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 35M
Director : Frank A. Cappello
Escritor : John Allen Nelson
Sinopsis
Durante una investigación el agente del FBI, Nick Davis, se infiltra en la familia yakuza Tendo, lo que le hará verse envuelto en una lucha entre mafias y agentes del FBI.
Huang Fei-Hung, the now famous Chinese boxer, teaches his martial arts at Pao Chih Lin Institute, in Canton. Gordon, a European businessman, who deals in import export is looking for a good security guard for his Jade collection.. So ensues a martial arts tournament to decide who get's the job.
An officer of the law and his father are framed for a robbery they did not commit. With only his father's sword at the scene and the man nowhere to be found the officer flees in order to discover who really stole the jewels so that he may clear the family name.
Yueh Hua stars as an assassin who flees after killing a hated prime minister, with Lo Lieh as the relentless imperial guard who pursues him to a remote village being terrorized by bandits. When Yueh takes over the identity of a county officer newly assigned to the village, his ruse is assisted by a pretty innkeeper's daughter (Li Ching) who insists to Lieh that Yueh is indeed the county officer and happens also to be the cousin who was betrothed to her as a child. The confused innkeeper is persuaded by his daughter to support the ruse, thus delaying Lieh's efforts to arrest the wanted man.
Yang-lu Chan es una persona muy famosa en Oriente, puesto que fue uno de los fundadores de una de las corrientes más famosas del tai chi, una especie de arte marcial mezclada con filosofía y en la que prima la salud del que lo practica y los movimientos lentos y armónicos. Yang-lu Chan tiene un bulto que sale de su frente, por lo que todo el mundo lo ve como un bicho raro y ser burlan de él. Por eso, decide irse a una aldea remota para conocer al maestro Chen. Su idea es que este maestro impida que el bulto crezca más. En la aldea, Yang-lu Chan sigue siendo marginado por todos los lugareños, que no confían en él debido al bulto que tiene en su frente. Esto es así hasta que una extraña máquina de vapor aparece y amenaza con destrozar la aldea, momento en que Yang puede ser el que salve la aldea.
A group of terrorists, led by a Brit and a psycho (in a great performance by "Rowdy" Roddy Piper) take control of the Hoover Dam and demand $25 million or they will kill civilians and dam workers they have taken hostage. But the terrorists didn't count on Sheriff Jacob Harper, (Don "The Dragon" Wilson), an ex-Army Ranger whose father is one of the hostages. But after the FBI takes over the the crisis, and relieves him of his duties, he must take on the terrorists by himself and save his father and any hostages that are still alive.
Otomo sale de la cárcel dispuesto a derrocar al clan Sanno, que lo dio por muerto años atrás. A esta venganza personal se suma una guerra entre familias rivales y, también, la ofensiva de las fuerzas de la ley contra el crimen organizado.
El Agente de Servicio Federal Justin Vanier (Billy Blanks) ha sido asignado para infiltrarse en la Academia de "Virtual Arts Academy" en busca de pruebas para demostrar que la Academia es solamente una tapadera para operaciones ilegales del ejército privado. Warbeck, es el creador de esta instalación de alta tecnología donde una generación nueva de asesinos es entrenada dentro de un escenario de realidad + virtual. El resultado es una batalla explosiva a vida o muerte.
Three high-school students tangle with indulgent yakuza and lackadaisical police as they set out in search of the class bully, who has been kidnapped.
Sewage workers Jack and Charlie get involved in an international Asian gang war when Jack helps the boss of a Shanghai gang against one of his rebellious underlings. This underling then strikes a deal with the Japanese Yakuza in the hopes of toppling his boss and become the leader of Shanghai himself. When the Yakuza assassinate the Shanghai boss, Jack pledges to avenge his new friend's death. As he seeks out those ultimately responsible, he does battle with a variety of ninjas and mercenaries from around the world.
Se mueve en lo grotesco y lo trágico en una Palermo cutre, surrealista y atemporal, reconstruida en el barrio Paradiso de Brindisi, en Apulia. El encargado de narrar la vieja historia de la familia Ciraulo es Busu, mientras espera su turno en la oficina de correos. El padre de la familia, Nicola Ciraulo es una especie de Homer Simpson siciliano, como ha dicho el propio autor del libro Alajmo. Para mantener a su familia vende el hierro que extrae de barcos abandonados. El resto de miembros de la familia son la madre Loredana, los abuelos Fonzio y Rosa y los hijos Tancredi y Serenella. La tragedia estalla tras un día en la playa. La pequeña Serenella, como si tuviese una corazonada, no quiere volver a casa. En un ajuste de cuentas mafioso, una bala perdida mata a la niña. Tras el luto, llueve el maná del cielo. Los familiares tienen derecho a una indemnización por parte del Estado de 113.000 euros... (FILMAFFINITY)
Wily ace thief Trinity steals the dragon ball from Shaolin Temple. The dragon ball gets misplaced. Trinity joins forces with gruff, determined Interpol agent Bambino, formidable karate master Meng Ray, and feisty tour guide Wen Ling to retrieve the dragon ball before it falls into the hands of the wicked Paschy.
In early Republican China, rumors were going around about the treasure in Wudang Mountain. An American conspirator took his well-trained kung fu daughter to Wudang by sponsoring a Taoist martial arts competition, to steal the treasure. Out of expectation, a disciple represented Wudang to compete with other martial arts masters for the championship. During the competition, resentment incurred against different parties, the relationship became complicated, a Korean female Tai Chi descendant fell in love with the American conspirator and the secret of the treasure had been revealed. The treasure is the key of the magnetic field of Wudang, if it's stolen, Wudang would be devastated. To protect Wudang, a group of young heroes rallied around to defeat grant masters. It's the time the long-lost Wudang martial arts returned
Sensing a rebellion is brewing in the small town of Lung Wei Village, the Manchu warlords command the village magistrate to hunt down the rebels. He hires four warriors, all of them expert martial artists, to stop the rebellion. The stakes are high: If they don't succeed, the rebels may change the course of Chinese history.
Hyung Do pertenece a una organización secreta de asesinos y debe hacerse pasar por un trabajador de una compañía de metales. Un día decide renunciar a una importante misión, lo que provoca que la organización le convierta en su próximo objetivo.
Ha-chi,pupilo del maestro lang,trabaja como pescadero en el mercado del pueblo. tiene un altercado con los hombres del general,que se dedican a cobrar impuestos a los ciudadanos:y este es el comienzo de la lucha de ha-chi contra la injusticia y el abuso de poder.
Filme dirigido por Godfrey Ho, bajo el seudónimo de Bruce Lambert. En una zona de constantes luchas por el poder militar, un grupo de guerrilleros decide asaltar a las tropas del ejército nacional en su propio terreno asaltando a las partidas de suministro. Pero lo que parecía una operación sencilla se complica ya que el número de enemigos es muy superior y sus técnicas de lucha son salvajes y despiadadas.
During China's 1920s Republican Period, warlords carve out personal fiefdoms across the country and impose self-serving laws with the barrel of a gun. Into this anarchy rides a masked feminine Zorro, nom de guerre Violet, to do battle, right wrongs and foment rebellion against the most corrupt and brutal warlord of all, Tung Ta-Chou. Unbeknownst to Tung, however, Violet is his own daughter. Tung orders his psycho enforcer Master Wu to track down and dispose of this pesky rebel queen. Meanwhile, Violet begins a flirtation with an attractive stranger who comes to town with the other half of a treasure map held by Tung. Ultimately, Master Wu betrays the warlord on the lure of the complete treasure map, enabling Violet and the stranger to apprehend Master Wu and beat the warlord at his own game.
Captain Lu is the respected head of security of a village, but his wealthy boss runs the town, and is corrupt, while the boss's son is a dissolute skirt-chaser. Pai Yu Ching, the Southern Fist, swaggers into town, and clashes with Captain Lu, which earns him an offer to work for the town boss. However, nearly everyone in the town is something other than what they seem. Lu has a shameful secret in his past, which motivates Miss Li to ask Pai to kill him. The town boss is minting counterfeit coins, and someone is trying to gather the evidence of this. Events bring Lu and Pai onto the same side, which is fortunate, because the town boss brings in Mr Lung, a fearsome martial arts genius, to kill off all his enemies.
Ryu, a low life thug, along with his mother, steals a shipment of drugs. Now with his machine gun and a gang of hoodlums, he must face the yakuza and the mafia.
Tony, llega a Sicilia desde los Estados Unidos para sembrar cizaña entre las dos familias que mandan en la isla. Una vez cumplida la misión, puede entrar en la estrecha lista de padrinos más poderosos.