But everything goes down from there. I don't know why, but one CIA agent Travis (Steven Seagal) is called in to investigate the case with FBI (why?) agent (Matthew Davis), by another CIA agent and Travis's acquaintance William Atherton. Before you say `CIA agent, not again!' listen, the story/script is co-written by Steven Seagal himself. No Japanese police would interfere with their jobs, because none of them appears. Even though the governor of the prefecture (of which population easily exceeds 10 million) is gunned down, the police in Japan is not needed. Instead of Japanese police, Yakuza step in. Actually, as you see, it is one of the young ambitious Yakuza Kuroda (Takao Osawa) that is responsible for the attack, and Yakuza of older generation don't like it, especially ... but wait, where does Seagal fit in? Oh, don't worry, what he does is simple. He goes where he should go (I don't know how, but he knows the right person), and he kills whoever attacks him, or whoever looks very bad, using swords and, if he likes, chopsticks. And romance? There is one, and Seagal's Travis and his love talk about love in a Japanese-style garden in a very childish way. The story makes no sense, but it's OK as long as the actions are reasonable. Are they reasonable? Admittedly, considering the film's B-movie status, the actions as a whole are better than some of the previous films of his. They are what you call `just OK,' but as you see, he is no longer the Seagal in the 80s, when he could display the real martial arts with authentic touch. Again, his actions here are helped by fast and quick editing. Some of the Japanese actors are respected veterans such as Masato Ibu (who plays the older Yakuza boss) and Akira Terao (playing a tycoon of big company). Their acting is more than decent, that of the professional actors. Just in case you're interested in trivia, here's a brief note about the film. You can see the clip of one `Gamera' film, in which the face of Seagal's real-life daughter Ayako Fujitani can be seen briefly on the TV twice in Yakuza's room. And you can hear the voice of Seagal at the end credit song `Don't You Cry' co-written by Seagal ... again.