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Ulterior Motives
Ulterior Motives

Ulterior Motives

You've seen Seagal, Van Damme and Norris. Now...meet the new contender

Genres

DramaAction

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A private eye becomes the bodyguard of a beautiful reporter being pursued by a Japanese mob.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

06 January 1993

Country

Cast

Thomas Ian Griffith

Thomas Ian Griffith

Jack Blaylock

Mary Page Keller

Mary Page Keller

Erica

Jeff Imada

Jeff Imada

Yakuza #3

James Lew

James Lew

Yakuza #5

Toshishiro Obata

Toshishiro Obata

Bull Neck Yakuza

Roger Yuan

Roger Yuan

Yakuza #6

Ray Sua

Ray Sua

Yakuza #4

Craig Shugart

Craig Shugart

Guard #1

David Efron

David Efron

Guard #2

Ellen Crawford

Ellen Crawford

Elizabeth

Cameron Michael Erwin

Cameron Michael Erwin

Child in Restaurant

Hayward Nishioka

Hayward Nishioka

Sakagami / Sakagami Imposter

Bill M. Ryusaki

Bill M. Ryusaki

Yakuza #1

Masami Saito

Masami Saito

Japanese Woman

Tyra Ferrell

Tyra Ferrell

Receptionist

Ken Howard

Ken Howard

Malcolm Carter

Debra Snell

Debra Snell

Newscaster

Momo Yashima

Momo Yashima

Sakagami Secretary

Antoni Stutz

Antoni Stutz

Mail Boy

M.C. Gainey

M.C. Gainey

Max

Joe Yamanaka

Joe Yamanaka

Self

Robert Apisa

Robert Apisa

Bodyguard #1

Michael Ballew

Michael Ballew

Bodyguard #2

Jace Kent

Jace Kent

T.V. News Director

Gary Haillenbeck

Gary Haillenbeck

Kendo player

J. Max Kirishima

J. Max Kirishima

Japanese Soldier

Ted Tabura

Ted Tabura

Kendo player

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