After the assassination of Tokyo's Governor by Yakuza members, the CIA bureau chief (William Atherton) for Tokyo puts out a call to an agent (Steven Seagal) that had been raised in Japan and trained by ex-Yakuza. Using his former ties, he quickly determines that a war is brewing between old-guard Yakuza members and a young, crazed leader (Takao Osawa) with ties to the Chinese Tong.
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Studio: Aries [jp], Destination Films, Franchise Pictures, Kundali Entertainment, Steamroller Productions, Cine Bazar
- Keyword: martial arts, central intelligence agency (cia), fight, sword, gangster, fbi, yakuza, katana, blood splatter, strip club, sword fight, revenge, fate, broken neck, gunfight, one man army, combat, action hero, fbi agent
- Cast: Steven Seagal, Matthew Davis, Takao Osawa, Namihiko Ohmura, Daisuke Honda, Ken Lo