Meanwhile, Kinjo decides to find out who hired his clan to murder Kirina. Despite the language barrier, the old man teaches him about smithing and swordsmanship. On the island, Racine spends time with the drunken bladesmith Oshima (Kubota), who is constructing a katana for Takeda. The ninjas' leader was Junko (Natsuki), Kinjo's lover her death increases Kinjo's motivation to kill Racine and Takeda.ĭuring the boat ride to the island, Mieko explains the history of the conflict between the two clans and the samurai concepts of courage and honor to Racine. Takeda and Mieko kill the attackers, but discover that Kinjo did not take part in the assault. Leaving the city, Takeda secretly uses Racine as bait to draw Kinjo out, leading to a battle on the train where several passenger cars of innocent people are slaughtered by the ninjas. Takeda and his wife Mieko (Shimada) subsequently take him to their family's stronghold, located on an island several hundred miles away. The ninjas attempt to finish Racine off at the hospital, killing several hospital staff and police officers, including Wadakura, but he escapes. Racine also finds out that Takeda is the last in a samurai line and has a feud with Kinjo. Takeda claims Racine's life is in danger as he has seen Kinjo's face. Racine is approached by Ijuro Takeda (Harada), an expert on the cult and on Kinjo. Lieutenant Wadakura (Okada) dismisses the allegation and suspects that the murder is the work of a yakuza syndicate. Racine awakens in a hospital room, but his claims of his encounter with ninjas are met with disbelief by the police. Kinjo decapitates her as his men stab Racine, hit him with a poisoned shuriken and cut his throat, leaving him for dead. Racine returns, looking for his room key, and tries to defend Kirina, but he is late. Kirina shows no fear of dying, so he grants her final wish to show her his face. He boasts that no one has seen his face and lived. Kinjo is the leader of the Makato cult, an organization of ninja assassins that was hired to kill her. After they part ways, Kirina is approached by Kinjo (Lone) and two henchmen. He meets a woman, Kirina (Chen), in the hotel lounge, and they have a one-night stand. Paul Racine (Lambert), a tech executive from New York City, is on a business trip to Nagoya.
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