Two Japanese survivors of the Khmer Rouge massacres in Cambodia vow to find a sanctuary, even if they have to build it themselves. Returning to Japan, they take seemingly opposite paths: one becomes a politician, the other a gangster. As Asami and Houjou work through the linked worlds of politics and crime in modern Japan, they don't hesitate to do anything necessary to secure their own positions and stay true to their vow. Loyal to no one else, they find their friendship increasingly tested as they rise in their chosen fields.
Молодого художника Йо похищают и «перепрограммируют» в «Освободителя» — изощренного элитного убийцу, обладающего безграничными, почти фантастическими возможностями, способного ликвидировать даже главарей японской якудзы, главных противников его повелителей, Сынов Дракона.
Красавица Эму оказывается случайной свидетельницей одного из убийств, совершенных Йо. Традиция «убийц — освободителей» требует, чтобы она погибла от его руки. Вместо этого, они влюбляются друг в друга и начинают одиссею страсти и насилия.
Yuko Kusaka is a Japanese journalist sent to Brazil to do a report on the gold rush phenomenon that seems to be making many people rich from night to day. Rumors say that among the many "garimpeiros" (gold diggers) currently on the Amazon forest, there is a Japanese known as Rio Baraki. Reaching their destination, her crew member is promptly attacked and she is raped as a warning to stop their work and return immediately to their home country. Determined to do her job, she stays and finds out from the attacker that he is none other than Baraki, a white haired muscular man with a large scar on his back. Later she discovers that his real name is Keisuke Ibaraki. Once a promising quarterback, he ended up falsely incriminated by a powerful organization known as GPX.
