The yakuza war between two giant families, Sanno of the east and Hanabishi of the west, ended with Hanabishi as the victor. Immediately after the turmoil, yakuza outcast Otomo (Beat Takeshi) crosses borders to South Korea, under the secret protection of Chairman Chang, a longtime ally to Otomo and a renowned fixer whose influence encompasses both Japan and South Korea.
 
Years pass with the arrogant Hanabishi further flexing their powers. A Hanabishi executive named Hanada (Pierre TAKI) makes a casual trip to South Korea, where he raises a ruckus by killing a pimp, who happens to belong to Chang. The incident brings immediate tension between Chang and Hanabishi, while a power struggle between Hanabishi chairman Nomura (Ren OSUGI) and his first underboss Nishino (Toshiyuki NISHIDA) is escalating at the same time. Otomo couldn't have picked a better time to be back to Japan - to settle all scores once and for all...