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.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorRon Howard
WriterBabaloo Mandel, Lowell Ganz
Cast
Michael Keaton
Hunt Stevenson
Gedde Watanabe
Oishi Kazihiro
George Wendt
Buster
Mimi Rogers
Audrey
John Turturro
Willie
So Yamamura
Mr. Sakamoto
Sab Shimono
Saito
Rick Overton
Googie
Clint Howard
Paul
Jihmi Kennedy
Junior
Michelle Johnson
Heather DiStefano
Rodney Kageyama
Ito
Rance Howard
Mayor Conrad Zwart
Patti Yasutake
Umeki Kazihiro
Jerry Tondo
Kazuo
Dennis Sakamoto
Matsumura
Stan Egi
Kenji
Martin Ferrero
Crandall
James Ritz
Tony
Dock P. Ellis Jr.
Luke
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Keywords
factory workerfactoryworkerjapanpennsylvania, usaculture clashautomobile industrybusinessunemploymentauto industrycar factory
Details
Budget
$13M
Revenue
$37M
TMDb Votes
214
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026