Where to watch American Yakuza(1993)

Name: American Yakuza
Genre: Crime, Action, Thriller
Released: 1993-12-22
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Ryo Ishibashi, Michael Nouri, Franklyn Ajaye, Yuji Okumoto

Movie · 1993 · 1h 36m · Crime, Action, Thriller

In the United States, American Yakuza is available to stream on Prime Video, fuboTV, and Howdy. It's also free on The Roku Channel, The CW, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Fawesome, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can also rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Fandango At Home.

See services

Where to stream American Yakuza

Availability in United States

Included with subscription

Prime Video
fuboTV
Howdy

Free

The Roku Channel
The CW
Hoopla
Fandango at Home Free
Pluto TV
Plex
Plex Channel
Fawesome
Tubi TV
Amazon MX Player

Rent

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Fandango At Home

Buy

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Fandango At Home

See links to each service ↗

Data updated on October 9, 2026. Availability data from JustWatch.

American Yakuza plot summary

The mob has a new enemy.

When Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitairy, he is hired to operate a forklift in a warehouse in the harbor owned by the Japanese Yakuza patriarch Isshin Tendo. The place is assaulted by the Italian Mafia lead by Dino Campanela and Nick rescues and saves the life of Shuji Sawamoto, who is the representative of Yakuza interests in America. Shuji hires Nick to work for Yakuza and becomes his godfather in the family after his oath to join Yakuza. However, Nick is a lonely FBI undercover agent assigned to penetrate the criminal organization. When the FBI discovers that Campanela is organizing a massive attack to destroy the Yakuza, Nick's boss Littman calls off the operation to leave the dirty work to the Italian Mafia. But the connection of Nick with Shuji and his goddaughter Yuko forces him to help his Japanese family.