Ex-soldiers on a yachting trip run into the ghosts of victims of a massacre. Cast as a Vietnam War veteran, Law takes Ekland on a yachting trip where they are joined by two of his friends, also Vietnam veterans, and their wives. During their time at sea, each member of the group is killed, one by one, leaving only Ekland and the apparent killer on board.

Akira Saito, a Japanese businessman lives in Tokyo with his Japanese-American wife Aiko and their children, Takeshi and Tomoya. When the family has a chance to move to the United States so that Aiko can teach the children about their American heritage, they pack up and head for Houston, Texas and run a restaurant. This is where the trouble begins….

Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud between two brothers, one who follows the traditional path of the samurai and the other a businessman. At the behest of the businessman, Rick undertakes samurai training from the other brother, but joins his cause. He also becomes romantically involved with the samurai’s daughter.