A Japanese investigator and a Detroit cop team up to track down a stolen prototype turbocharger.
Acting
Pat Morita visibly questioning his life choices
Stunts
Detroit car chase through abandoned factories
Costume
Jay Leno's aggressively 80s denim situation
Director
Lewis Teague
Pat Morita
Investigator Fujitsuka Natsuo
Jay Leno
Detective Tony Costas
Chris Sarandon
Philip Madras
Tom Noonan
Scully
Ernie Hudson
Shortcut
John Hancock
Lieutenant Ryerson
Al Waxman
Dingman
Dennis Holahan
Derek Jarryd
Danny Kamekona
Oshima
Soon-Tek Oh
Kitao
Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Kosnic
Damien Leake
Tenement Man
Frank Patton III
Jarryd Guard #1
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Jay Leno's only theatrical starring role—his day job as Tonight Show host made studio promotion deeply awkward.
Released during peak Japan-US trade tension, it awkwardly straddles mockery and grudging respect for Japanese manufacturing dominance.
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