Set shortly after WorldWar II, a boxer from the United States is brought to Okinawa in preparation for a world-televised match against a local Japanese fighter. Arranged by the Yakuza and an unscrupulous American promoter, the hype surrounding the event quickly threatens to overwhelm both of men’s will. Drifting in and out of memories of their emotional and physical journeys, the two warriors finally enter into a battle that will test the very limits of the human spirit.