Ulterior Motives
You've seen Seagal, Van Damme and Norris. Now...meet the new contender
Genres
Overview
A private eye becomes the bodyguard of a beautiful reporter being pursued by a Japanese mob.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
91 min
Release Date
1993-01-06
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
4
Thomas Ian Griffith
Jack Blaylock
Mary Page Keller
Erica
Jeff Imada
Yakuza #3
James Lew
Yakuza #5
Toshishiro Obata
Bull Neck Yakuza
Roger Yuan
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Ray Sua
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Craig Shugart
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David Efron
Guard #2
Ellen Crawford
Elizabeth
Cameron Michael Erwin
Child in Restaurant
Hayward Nishioka
Sakagami / Sakagami Imposter
Bill M. Ryusaki
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Masami Saito
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Receptionist
Ken Howard
Malcolm Carter
Debra Snell
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Momo Yashima
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Antoni Stutz
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Joe Yamanaka
Self
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Bodyguard #1
Michael Ballew
Bodyguard #2
Jace Kent
T.V. News Director
Gary Haillenbeck
Kendo player
J. Max Kirishima
Japanese Soldier
Ted Tabura
Kendo player
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