Leonard Schrader later worked on many other film projects, including writing the screenplay for Kiss of the Spider Woman, which was nominated for an Academy Award.
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After squeezing information out of Yakuza businessman Nakai (Hiro Kanagawa) and Mafia informant Mike (Brad Loree), the two detectives discover that the Black Lotus plans to ignite a mob war between the Yakuza and the Mafia and adopt their businesses.
Broken Path/Broken Fist/Attack Of The Yakuza is a Martial Arts Action film starring Power Rangers alumni Johnny Yong Bosch and Daniel Southworth.
The former was not used in the finished film, partly because the tattoos were considered too distracting and similar to the ones that the Yakuza wore.
Ralfi reveals that the data was, unknown to him at the time, stolen from the Yakuza, who are very interested in ensuring it is not revealed.
After losing his fortune when the bubble burst and his firm collapsed, he reportedly used his business as a money laundering front for the yakuza syndicate, Sumiyoshi-kai.
Their contact to the Yakuza is Kitano (Santi Sudaros), the Japanese son-in-law of Triad boss Wong (Burt Kwouk).