Countdown (1996)
When Chris Murdoch falls obsessively in love with a Japanese girl attending University in Seattle (Kaori Ozaki) he murders Japanese men who have shown her kindness under the pretext of revenge for the attack on Pearl Harbor during WWII. However the ruse involves the FBI in the case, and Agent Sara Daniels. However, the investigation is hampered when Yoko Sugimura of the Tokyo Police arrives to take Kaori back to her influential father. Despite their initial dislike, Sara and Yoko are forced to work together to stop Chris when his obsession is manifest with high explosives.
Director: Keoni Waxman
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Lori Petty as Sara Daniels |
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Jason London as Chris Murdoch |
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Yuki Amami as Yoko Sugimura |
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James Le Gros as Michael Killip |
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Miwa Kawagoe as Kaori Ozaki |
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Michael Patten as Kurt Little |
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Dan Bell as Agent Friendly |
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George Catalano as Bomb Squad Guy |
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Jan D'Arcy as Tia Daniels |
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Jim Ishida as Koji Sato |
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Leslie Do Qui as Female Agent |
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Fredrick Charles Canada as Seattle Agent |
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Stephen Rutledge as Garage Agent |
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Tony Doupe as Sniper |
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Robert I. Lee as Professor Aotani |
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Kerry Skalsky as K-Car Agent #1 |
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Ron Sarchian as K-Car Agent #2 |
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Bret Kiene as Apt. Agent #1 |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francis Kenny | Costume Designer |
| Art | Michael Moran | Production Design |
| Sound | Walter Werzowa | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Eric Strand | Editor |
| Camera | David Bridges | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Toshiyuki Tajima | Novel |
| Production | Taka Ichise | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joel Soisson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Don Phillips | Co-Producer |
| Production | Aki Komine | Producer |
| Production | David Peters | Producer |
| Writing | Keoni Waxman | Writer |
| Directing | Keoni Waxman | Director |
| Production | W.K. Border | Co-Producer |
| Production | Michael Leahy | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Gene Hartline | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Gwynn Turnbull Weaver | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Bret Kiene | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Susie Park | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Susie Park | Utility Stunts |
| Production | J. Daniel Dusek | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Jewels Satterfield | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jennifer L. Falasco | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Shaya Mercer | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Production | K.D. Smith | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Michael Black Waxman | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Kira Bohn | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Jennifer Lane | Post Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Eileen Mulvey | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Eric O. Schusterman | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Phillip Giles | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Jamison Scott Goei | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jonathan Gerber | Animation |
| Camera | Juliette King | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Vanessa Morehouse | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Karen Rodriguez | Camera Loader |
| Lighting | Vojislav Mikulic | Gaffer |
| Lighting | John Lampassi | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Chad Davidson | Electrician |
| Lighting | Eric Moore | Electrician |
| Lighting | Daniel Reyes | Electrician |
| Lighting | Erik Loyson | Rigging Gaffer |
| Camera | Greg Moring | Key Grip |
| Camera | David C. Darrow | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Mark Lorge | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | John La Follette | Grip |
| Camera | Hally McCoy | Grip |
| Camera | Charlie Waldron | Grip |
| Sound | Clifford 'Kip' Gynn | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Mark Griswold | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Bill Ratcliffe | Boom Operator |
| Visual Effects | Robbie Knott | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Tom Knott | Special Effects Technician |
| Art | Sean Everett | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sally Roberts | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Celeste Cleveland | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Kohl | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rebecca Lynne | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rebecca Lynne | Hair Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael E. Christ | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Candace Blake | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fumi Takeshita | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fumi Takeshita | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bandana Mike | Tattoo Designer |
| Production | Peter Allen | Location Manager |
| Art | Wendi Lampassi | Set Decoration |
| Art | Heather Murphy | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Todd Cole | Set Dresser |
| Art | Michelle Goode | Set Dresser |
| Art | Tim Whidbee | Set Dresser |
| Art | Dorsey Davis | Leadman |
| Art | Randal R. Groves | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Alun Vick | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Brian-Matt Uhl | Dialogue Coach |
| Crew | Stephen Luttio | Dialogue Coach |
| Crew | Kayoko K. Dietsche | Translator |
| Crew | Hiroko Stanhope | Translator |
| Production | Gale Salus | Casting Director |
| Production | Scott Stevens | Casting Associate |
| Production | Terry Terry | Extras Casting |
| Camera | Chris Helcermanas-Benge | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Dan Bell | Second Unit Director |
| Camera | Scott Leyse | Camera Operator |
| Camera | David Leyse | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Raquel Caballes Maxwell | Line Producer |
| Production | Melanie Miller | Production Manager |
| Crew | Chuck Borden | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Chuck Borden | Stunts |
| Directing | Thomas Burke | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Rob Lundsgaard | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Elizabeth Segal | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Grace Chan | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Bruce Maddox | Pyrotechnician |
| Lighting | George Maxwell | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Ronald Cosmo Vecchiarelli | Best Boy Electrician |
| Camera | William Clouter | Key Grip |
| Sound | Larry Scharf | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | David Wilder Savage | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | David Snyder | Boom Operator |
| Art | Michael Perle | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Strong | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Strong | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael A. Russell | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Susan Wachsler | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Production | John Grant | Location Manager |
| Sound | Paul Ratajczak | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Eric Behrend | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Chris Leong | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Bryan Arenas | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Stephen Fitzmaurice | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Kerri Wilson | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Chris Leong | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Jack Blessing | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Thomas Brunelle | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Leigh French | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Kim Miyori | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Arnold Turner | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Don Gooch | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Lawrence W. Wendelken | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Michael Kreple | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Dick Ran Bezirgenian | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Diane Parrino | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Dean Marino | Music Editor |