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"A man never forgets. A man pays his debts."

When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.

Top Cast

  • Robert Mitchum

    Robert Mitchum

    Harry Kilmer

  • Ken Takakura

    Ken Takakura

    Tanaka Ken

  • Eiji Okada

    Eiji Okada

    Tono

  • Herb Edelman

    Herb Edelman

    Wheat

  • Richard Jordan

    Richard Jordan

    Dusty

  • James Shigeta

    James Shigeta

    Goro

  • Keiko Kishi

    Keiko Kishi

    Eiko

  • Christina Kokubo

    Christina Kokubo

    Hanako

  • Kyōsuke Machida

    Kyōsuke Machida

    Kato

Overview

When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.

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