Ulterior Motives
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1993 · 91 min · ★ 4.2 · Drama, Action
A private eye becomes the bodyguard of a beautiful reporter being pursued by a Japanese mob.
Directed by James Becket · Written by James Becket
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Thomas Ian Griffith Jack Blaylock -
Mary Page Keller Erica -
Jeff Imada Yakuza #3 -
James Lew Yakuza #5 -
Toshishiro Obata Bull Neck Yakuza -
Roger Yuan Yakuza #6 - R Ray Sua Yakuza #4
- C Craig Shugart Guard #1
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David Efron Guard #2 -
Ellen Crawford Elizabeth - C Cameron Michael Erwin Child in Restaurant
- H Hayward Nishioka Sakagami / Sakagami Imposter
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