Vengeance is the ultimate weapon.|Aug. 24, 2007|Canada | United States|103 Min.|R
Genre: Action;Thriller
Description: FBI agent Jack Crawford seeks revenge after his partner is murdered, with all evidence pointing to the elusive assassin known as Rogue. Years later, when Rogue resurfaces to settle unfinished business, he ignites a brutal conflict between rival gangs. As tensions escalate, the race to uncover the truth intensifies. Who will survive when the dust finally settles?
During a confrontation with the Japanese Yakuza at a San Francisco dock warehouse, FBI agents John Crawford (Jason Statham) and Tom Lone (Terry Chen) encounter Rogue (Jet Li), a former CIA assassin now aligned with the Yakuza. Rogue ambushes Crawford and is poised to kill him when Lone intervenes, shooting Rogue in the face and causing him to fall into the water. Presumed dead, Rogue’s body is never found. However, he survives and exacts revenge by targeting Lone, his wife, and daughter. After killing them, Rogue sets their home ablaze, leaving their bodies in the ashes.
Three years later, Rogue reappears, now working under Chinese Triad boss Li Chang (John Lone). While collaborating with Chang, Rogue secretly provokes a war between the Triads and the Yakuza, led by Shiro Yanagawa (Ryo Ishibashi). Rogue initiates the conflict by attacking a Yakuza-run club, eliminating gangsters, and retrieving a pair of antique gold horses, valuable heirlooms of Chang.
As the head of the FBI’s Asian Crime Task Force, Crawford becomes obsessed with hunting down Rogue to avenge Lone’s death. His relentless pursuit strains his personal life, leaving him estranged from his family. Despite Crawford’s efforts to capture Rogue during his killing sprees against the Triads and Yakuza, Rogue consistently evades capture, always staying one step ahead.
Cast director: Philip G. Atwell
Cast actor: Jet Li, Jason Statham, John Lone, Devon Aoki, Luis Guzmán, Saul Rubinek, Ryo Ishibashi, Sung Kang, Andrea Roth, Kenneth Choi
Original name: War