Un policía de Tokio es enviado a Los Ángeles para ayudar a un detective de la policía de Los Ángeles a desarticular una red yakuza (sindicato japonés del crimen organizado) que opera en la c... Leer todoUn policía de Tokio es enviado a Los Ángeles para ayudar a un detective de la policía de Los Ángeles a desarticular una red yakuza (sindicato japonés del crimen organizado) que opera en la ciudad.Un policía de Tokio es enviado a Los Ángeles para ayudar a un detective de la policía de Los Ángeles a desarticular una red yakuza (sindicato japonés del crimen organizado) que opera en la ciudad.
- Osaki
- (as Bill Ghent)
- Hayaki's Father
- (as Yong Bhang)
Argumento
¿Sabías que...?
- CuriosidadesThe original title, during production in 1986, was "Rise of the Phoenix."
- PifiasSteiner's hair changes from mousy and unkempt, to darker and neatened several times throughout the movie.
- Citas
Akashi: The day ends in quiet meditation, imagining one's final hour and the various ways of dying: by bow and arrow... gun... spear... cut down by a sword... swallowed up by the sea... jumping into a fire... being struck by lightning... crushed by an earthquake... falling off a cliff... sudden death!
- Créditos adicionalesThe movie begins with the title as "Oer Kill" until the V drops down and makes it "Over Kill"
- ConexionesFeatured in Good Bad or Bad Bad: Overkill (2016)
Now, back to "Overkill", which is a masterpiece compared to Lommel's post-2000 movies but a lousy 80s B-movie by all other existing standards. It's a lame attempt to mix tough street action with martial arts and buddy-cop thriller, but the script is really poor. Steve Rally is the LA copper Mickey Delano who proclaims his beloved city - as well as the entire West Coast - is being taken over by the Japanese Yakuza; - exactly how the Italian mafia took over the East Coast. He's right, of course, but none of his superiors care. When his own partner gets killed, Delano teams up with a Japanese cop who traveled to LA to avenge his family members that were killed by the Yakuza because they refused to pay for protection. Admittedly the violent parts in "Overkill" are enjoyable, with a handful of nasty shootouts and graphic close-up kills, but the rest of the film is clichéd, dull and predictable.
Interesting detail: usually in this type of low-keyed 80s action trash they cast a few former Playboy bunnies to insert some gratuitous nudity. For "Overkill", though, Ulli Lommel did the opposite and cast Playgirl's "Man of the Year" for the lead role. Steve Rally therefore barely ever wears a shirt throughout the entire movie.
- Coventry
- 20 sept 2021