A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.
Casts Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Claude Maki, Susumu Terajima, Masaya Katô, Royale Watkins, Lombardo Boyar, Ryo Ishibashi, James Shigeta, Tatyana Ali
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