When Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitairy, he is hired to operate a forklift in a warehouse in the harbor owned by the Japanese Yakuza patriarch Isshin Tendo. The place is assaulted by the Italian Mafia lead by Dino Campanela and Nick rescues and saves the life of Shuji Sawamoto, who is the representative of Yakuza interests in America. Shuji hires Nick to work for Yakuza and becomes his godfather in the family after his oath to join Yakuza. However, Nick is a lonely FBI undercover agent assigned to penetrate the criminal organization. When the FBI discovers that Campanela is organizing a massive attack to destroy the Yakuza, Nick's boss Littman calls off the operation to leave the dirty work to the Italian Mafia. But the connection of Nick with Shuji and his goddaughter Yuko forces him to help his Japanese family.
Viggo Mortensen
as Nick Davis / David Brandt
石橋凌
as Shuji Sawamoto
Michael Nouri
as Dino Campanela
Franklyn Ajaye
as Sam
Yuji Okumoto
as Kazuo
Anzu Lawson
as Yuko
Robert Forster
as Littman
John Fujioka
as Isshin Tendo
Nicky Katt
as Vic
Jimmy Taenaka
as Taka
一色采子
as Aya
Fritz Mashimo
as Okazaki
