Nick Conklin, is a rough-and-tumble NYC detective under investigation for corruption. Ordered to escort a cold-blooded killer named Sato back to his native Japan.

Nick and his partner Charlie unwittingly deliver Sato into the hands of his own gang. With assistance from a by-the-book Japanese cop and a beutiful club hostess, the American cops chase Sato through Osaka's seamy underworld, as Nick fights to recapture something as important as the criminal he lost: his honour.