Countdown is a 1996 English-language Crime Mystery motion picture. Countdown stars Yûki Amami in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Lori Petty, Jason London, James Le Gros, Miwa Kawagoe, Michael Patten and Dan Bell. It was released on 23rd November 1996. Countdown was made on a budget of $6 million and at the box office it grossed only $4 million. 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. Written by Sean Markland