American Yakuza (1993)
Directed by Frank A. Cappello · Cinematography by Richard Clabaugh
R96 min137 frames
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The mob has a new enemy.
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What is American Yakuza about?
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.
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What does the cinematography of American Yakuza look like?
Sampled across 133 frames, the coverage of American Yakuza leans on medium shots (57% of the sample) and close-ups (19%). Cinematographer Richard Clabaugh keeps 47% of it in naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 50% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 69% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
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The dominant colors across the sampled frames of American Yakuza (1993) are #080808, #2e2d2d, #fafafa, #d2cfcb, #504e4d, #ceae90 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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