A mute spy washes ashore in Japan after an explosion and must find 4 clues leading to a notorious Yakuza boss to be plotting a comeback after a 2004 massacre against his rivals. Rival gangs fear his return will revive an infamous betrayal.
The spy was one of the leading spies in Europe. An injury inflicted to his vocal cords during a failed mission six years ago left him mute, forcing him to leave his profession.
Now, six years later, he is sought out and put on confidential assignment by a former Yakuza, now a retired Japanese businessman in exilein France, to track down and kill the head of the most dangerous Yakuza family in Japan.Afraid of flying, our spy anonymously boards a cargo ship headed for Tokyo. An on-board explosion sinks the ship and our spy finds himself washed ashore on a life raft in southern Japan. As a mute, our spy must silently journey through Japan seeking 4 clues - symbolizing conquest, war, famine, and death - which will guide him to the unknown location of theYakuza boss.
Meanwhile, the Yakuza boss, known for his 2004 mass slaughter of Yakuza members who had turned against him, is believed to be plotting to re-enter the Japanese underworld after living in his own surreptitious world in the mountains, void of all technology. This way of life becomes an obsession for the Yakuza boss. Rumors spread that he had committed suicide years ago but escaped prisoners from his hidden camp told stories of his plan for a comeback. Now rival Yakuza families suspect he is forming a master plan to return, a plan that unearths the most infamous story of Yakuza betrayal.
Our spy finds himself on an existential journey through Japan in search of pieces to the puzzle that will lead him to a confrontation with the ultimate Yakuza boss in a terrifying conclusion.
