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When East meets West, the laughs shift into high gear! - Gung Ho
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Title: Gung Ho

Release Date: 14 Mar 1986

Runtime: 1h 51m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Paramount Pictures

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

Overview: When a western Pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a Japanese company, brokering auto worker Hunt Stevenson faces the tricky challenge of mediating the assimilation of two clashing corporate cultures. At one end is the Japanese plant manager and the sycophant who is angling for his position. At the other, a number of disgruntled long-time union members struggle with the new exigencies of Japanese quality control.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.025 (200 votes)

Cast

  • Hunt Stevenson: Michael Keaton
  • Oishi Kazihiro: Gedde Watanabe
  • Buster: George Wendt
  • Audrey: Mimi Rogers
  • Willie: John Turturro
  • Mr. Sakamoto: Sō Yamamura
  • Saito: Sab Shimono
  • Googie: Rick Overton
  • Paul: Clint Howard
  • Junior: Jihmi Kennedy
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