The Next Karate Kid (
1994) | IMDb:
4.5
Mr. Miyagi decides to take Julie, a troubled teenager, under his wing after he learns that she blames herself for her parents' demise and struggles to adjust with her grandmother and fellow pupils.
Starring:
Pat Morita
,
Hilary Swank
,
Michael Ironside
,
Constance Towers
,
Chris Conrad
,
Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad
Directed by:
Christopher Cain
Showdown in Little Tokyo (
1991) | IMDb:
6.1
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.
Starring:
Dolph Lundgren
,
Brandon Lee
,
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
,
Tia Carrere
,
Philip Tan
,
Rodney Kageyama
Pretty Woman (
1990) | IMDb:
7.1
While on a business trip in Los Angeles, Edward Lewis, a millionaire entrepreneur who makes a living buying and breaking up companies, picks up a prostitute, Vivian, while asking for directions; after, Edward hires Vivian to stay with him for the weekend to accompany him to a few social events, and the two get closer only to discover there are significant hurdles to overcome as they try to bridge the gap between their very different worlds.
Starring:
Richard Gere
,
Julia Roberts
,
Ralph Bellamy
,
Jason Alexander
,
Laura San Giacomo
,
Alex Hyde-White
Gung Ho (
1986) | IMDb:
6.3
When a western Pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a Japanese company, brokering auto worker Hunt Stevenson faces the tricky challenge of mediating the assimilation of two clashing corporate cultures. At one end is the Japanese plant manager and the sycophant who is angling for his position. At the other, a number of disgruntled long-time union members struggle with the new exigencies of Japanese quality control.
Starring:
Michael Keaton
,
Gedde Watanabe
,
George Wendt
,
Mimi Rogers
,
John Turturro
,
Sō Yamamura
Best Friends (
1982) | IMDb:
5.5
When a professional couple, who have lived and worked together for many years, finally decide to marry, their sudden betrothal causes many unexpected difficulties. They soon find that being married is often quite different from being "best friends."
Starring:
Burt Reynolds
,
Goldie Hawn
,
Jessica Tandy
,
Barnard Hughes
,
Audra Lindley
,
Keenan Wynn
Directed by:
Norman Jewison