Showdown in Little Tokyo

1991-08-23

yakuza, los angeles, california, samurai sword

Fatal Blade

2000-04-04

japan, martial arts, yakuza, katana, los angeles, california

Overkill

1987-12-16

yakuza, revenge, undercover cop, los angeles, california, police detective

Brother

2000-09-09

sibling relationship, assassination, culture clash, war on drugs, yakuza, sake, loyalty, drug dealer, femme fatale, los angeles, california

Samurai Cop

1991-11-30

samurai, katana, exploitation, los angeles, california, buddy cop

Rapid Fire

1992-08-21

martial arts, undercover cop, police corruption, los angeles, california, drug lord

Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance

2015-10-09

samurai, katana, sword, exploitation, police, los angeles, california, buddy cop

Panic in the City

1968-10-01

spy, radiation, los angeles, california, art store

CHiPS

2017-01-16

police, police corruption, los angeles, california, buddy cop

Scanners: The Showdown

1995-05-16

los angeles, california, police officer, cult film, scanners

Man Against the Mob

1988-01-10

gangster, los angeles, california

Training Day

2001-10-05

poker, california, police brutality, war on drugs, drug traffic, drug dealer, russian mafia, police corruption, los angeles, california, gang member, rookie cop, narcotics cop, mexican american, barrio, cholo, neo-noir

Gutter

2018-09-22

los angeles, california

Urban Justice

2007-01-01

drug crime, revenge, gang, los angeles, california

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2003-10-10

japan, coma, martial arts, kung fu, asia, underworld, yakuza, sword, bride, revenge, female yakuza, animated scene, wedding, samurai sword

Bright

2017-12-22

police, los angeles, california, orc

Predator 2

1990-11-20

predator, war on drugs, extraterrestrial technology, los angeles, california, alien invasion, invisible

The One

2001-11-02

martial arts, dual identity, wormhole, alternate dimension, los angeles, california, alternate universe

Burn Motherfucker, Burn!

2017-04-21

police brutality, los angeles riots

The Night Stalker

1986-09-01

transvestite, murder of prostitute, serial killer, los angeles, california, prostitution, psychiatrist, murder of a police officer, supernatural power

Strikeforce: Los Angeles

2010-06-16

mixed martial arts

Jirocho Rises in Fame

1952-12-04

samurai, yakuza

Devil and Angel

1973-01-01

martial arts

Only in L.A.

2013-11-30

hollywood, los angeles, california

Sword of Heaven

1985-12-06

Smog

1962-10-04

social satire, los angeles, california

More Things That Aren't Here Anymore

1998-02-28

los angeles, california

Sleight

2016-04-28

mother, kidnapping, drug dealer, magic, sister, los angeles, california, dead mother, death, young, street

Get Outta Town

1960-01-01

b movie, los angeles, california

Android Cop

2014-02-04

future, los angeles, california, lapd, robot cop

Warning Shot

1967-01-18

los angeles, california, private detective

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

1972-09-02

japan, martial arts, kung fu, assassin, samurai, yakuza, sword, villain, blood splatter, sequel, sword fight, gore, decapitation, blood, duel, martial arts master, violence, martial artist

Dark World

2008-01-01

Heat Wave

1990-08-13

los angeles, california, urban setting

Kenner

1968-01-01

The Blue Knight

1973-11-11

based on novel or book, los angeles, california, police officer, lapd

The Master

1992-05-29

martial arts, kung fu, karate, los angeles, california, kung fu master

Fatal Past

1994-09-21

bodyguard, independent film, mobster, mistress, los angeles, california, extramarital affair

Blood of the Samurai 2

2007-07-18

L.A. Crackdown II

1988-01-01

los angeles, california

NOFX - Area 4

2011-08-20

Model Minority

2012-05-11

dysfunctional family, independent film, interracial romance, drug dealing, los angeles, california, teenage sexuality, japanese american, woman director, hapa

American Rampage

1989-01-23

independent film

Death Wish II

1982-02-20

rape, detective, drug traffic, vigilante, revenge, los angeles, california, surveillance, vigilante justice

Nick of Time

1995-11-22

assassination, politics, los angeles, california

Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992

2017-04-21

police brutality, civil rights, looting, race riot, arson, racism, los angeles, california, 1980s, 1990s, los angeles riots, korean american, south central los angeles, criminal justice system

Men

1997-10-23

seduction, los angeles, california, falling in love, chef

Last Day of Angels Flight

1969-01-02

california, los angeles, california, railroad

Busting

1974-02-27

los angeles, california

Deadly Dancer

1990-01-01

falsely accused, stripper, los angeles, california

Red Sun Rising

1994-09-01

yakuza, fistfight, swordsman, police shootout

Savage City: Angel Whisper

1991-04-26

yakuza, hitman, gangster, police, gang, police corruption, violence, drugs, drug addict

Hot Tamale

2006-04-23

stolen money, los angeles, california

Preying for Mercy

2014-10-08

kidnapping, stalker, cop, los angeles, california, prostitution, police station

Girls of the White Orchid

1983-11-28

yakuza, passport, aspiring singer, tokyo, japan, prostitution, american embassy

911: Officer Down

2018-01-16

Ginji - The Slasher

2003-03-29

yakuza, revenge, samurai sword

Possessed

1947-05-29

noir, los angeles, california, psychiatric ward

Los Angeles Film Noir

2015-02-28

noir, los angeles, california, writer, woman director

The Choirboys

1977-12-23

police, dominatrix, cop, los angeles, california

Faith

1990-01-01

dancer, los angeles, california, dead parents

The Killers Edge

1991-04-12

vietnam veteran, fbi, cop, los angeles, california, policeman, counterfeiter

The Karate Kid

1984-06-22

martial arts, flat, taskmaster, cheerleader, karate, high school, los angeles, california, teenager, motorcycle, team, martial arts tournament, mentor protégé relationship

Shades

2013-08-17

california, thriller, drugs, found footage

Blind Woman's Curse

1970-06-20

opium, yakuza, sword fight, murder, female yakuza, torture, samurai sword, black cat

Bliss

2019-09-27

painter, bar, drug dealer, artist, gore, pay phone, los angeles, california, drugs, brutal violence

Passenger Side

2009-10-28

los angeles, california

L.A. Vice

1989-10-01

ransom, metropolis, kidnapping, murder, los angeles, california, female corpse, erotic movie

S.W.A.T.

2003-08-08

liberation, transport of prisoners, special unit, weapon, los angeles, california

Murder by Contract

1958-12-18

hitman, noir, los angeles, california, contract killer

Future Hunters

1986-01-01

martial arts, kung fu, nazi, time travel, hong kong, los angeles, california

Ring of Fire

1991-12-18

street gang, martial arts, chinatown, gang war, independent film, los angeles, california, kickboxing, illegal fistfight

Drone Wars

2016-03-30

invasion, alien, drone, los angeles, california, alien invasion

The Glove

1979-12-01

prison, bounty hunter, revenge, los angeles, california, torture, gloves, ex-con, retribution

Coldfire

1990-04-29

police, los angeles, california, drugs

Female Yakuza Tale

1973-06-06

samurai, eroticism, yakuza

Mulholland Falls

1996-04-26

prostitute, investigation, special unit, police, celebrity, murder, los angeles, california, 1950s

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

1991-08-23

corruption, harley davidson, drug dealer, los angeles, california, las vegas

Armed Response

1986-10-01

shotgun, chinatown, yakuza, bartender, grenade, revenge, murder, car crash, double crossed, los angeles, california

The Little Things

2021-01-27

detective, serial killer, los angeles, california, 1990s

Never Heard

2018-11-01

drug dealer, faith, prayer, los angeles, california, incarceration

LA 92

2017-04-28

police brutality, looting, race riot, arson, racism, los angeles, california, court trial, los angeles riots, korean american, south central los angeles

Rage of Honor

1987-02-01

martial arts, drug smuggle, drug lord

Friday

1995-04-26

rap music, parent child relationship, drug dealer, male friendship, rapper, urban life, job, slacker, bully, marijuana, pot smoking, los angeles, california, drugs, african american comedy

Taciturn Tango

2018-12-03

subway, los angeles, california