Plot:
In black and white, we see birds flying. 2 guys in body armor with face protectors spar with wooden swords as the ocean crashes against the shore in the
background. 1 guy kills the other. He takes his mask off and bows to the dead guy. The credits visit along with cheesy saxophone music.
Miyagawa meets with his boss, Yasujiro Endo, who looks like the survivor of the wood sword battle from the previous scene. He has some business in
Africa, and is looking for someone, too. Plot point.
Close-up of a map of Africa, landscape desert scrub, savannahs, etc… Truck drives over a bridge. Johnny Congo! (Lance Henriksen!!!) is being searched by
customs. Lady-friend (not sure if they ever used her name) is searched too. Endo’s limo is flagged to just keep going. Congo is given a 5 day permit for something,
never say what it is.
Congo’s jeep passes Endo’s limo. The limo pulls into the resort casino hotel Congo is staying at, too. Endo checks in and approves of the room.
Congo is about to hit the slot machines.
Endo wants to go on safari while in Africa.
In Congo’s room, he’s downing the mini-bar. Lady-friend chews him out. Congo has a U.S. Marine logo tattooed across the back of his neck. Later, in the
casino, he’s playing blackjack losingly. Endo is a few tables away winning up a storm. He watches Congo who wins for a change. Endo leaves. Later on
Lady-friend and Congo are talking.
Endo’s business with the mining company has been handled. It concerns soap silicon which makes the best computer chip, semiconductor, microchips. I’m not
sure and refuse to recheck. Miyagawa learns that rebel forces control the mountains. They’ll need a pilot to fly them there. Miyagawa meets with Congo.
Endo calls the bearded John Saxon who is Haroun Al-Hakim mentioning the safari. Endo has the transportation arranged. John Saxon is up to something. I
cannot accept him as an Arabic arms dealer.
Later, Endo takes a walk and talks with Lady-friend while Congo is playing blackjack.
The next day, Endo and Miyagawa are practicing with wooden swords. Congo refuses the job. Endo raises his offer to $10,000. Congo grabs one of the swords
talks about how guns are better. Endo goes off on a hissy-fit about the way of the samurai.
Helicopter flight, we see giraffes as they fly over the savannah. Endo thinks he sees his ancestor who vanishes. They land at Saxon’s camp. Endo meets
Saxon’s wife Sarah and ranger Bill. Small world is reveled when learn that Congo knows Bill.
Lady-friend takes a bath giving us the only acceptable nudity in this movie. Sarah isn’t happy with Congo being there. At dinner, Sarah reveals she’s writing a
book on mercenaries. Saxon and Endo have a discussion of honor in Japan and the Middle East. Saxon leaves to make some business calls. Endo leaves. Sarah
leaves rather than tolerate Congo.
Miyagawa is playing chess with Saxon. Sarah checks on the captured leopard. Endo walks up and a discussion of reincarnation assails us. Endo believes he
was once a samurai who came to Africa, hundreds of years ago. He came to find his ancestor. Later, Miyagawa and Saxon do a little night archery.
Sarah has a nightmare of the tents aflame, leopards, tribal dancing, and a vision of her dying. She awakens and is very sick, too. Saxon is afraid of losing
her. He starts talking how things are starting to go bad for him.
That morning, the leopard is set free. The helicopter is broken down. Congo cannot fix it. He drives to camp and tells Endo. Endo wants Congo to drive him
wherever. Endo storms off. Congo almost runs over Endo. Congo demands $20,000. The 2 trucks drive away. Saxon calls someone about everything going
according to plan.
Saxon’s tent is attacked by rebels. Jeeps hear the gunfire, a guy runs away. Congo tackles him. Rebels drive up. Endo keeps Miyagawa from unloading with
his bow. They are captured by the rebels. The tent is plundered then set afire.
Congo and everyone else is marched to the river then board a boat. Endo enjoys the scenery. Saxon sells guns to both sides of the conflict. Miyagawa admits
to Endo not related to any samurais. Endo knew and was impressed that Miyagawa would risk being revealed as a liar to work for Endo.
When, the boat docks, Congo dives into the river to escape. The rest get in a truck while Congo gets to the other side of the river and running. The rest are
driven to the rebel base and locked in a stockade. Endo feels he’s been here before. Some rebels are beating other rebels’ feet for punishment. General, rebel
leader, tells them how they were captured without his permission. Everyone thinks Congo didn’t make it. Endo thinks Congo will rescue them.
The General talks with his adviser.
Next day, Endo and Miyagawa are practicing blind wooden sword fighting.
The rebels search for Congo who kills them. He takes their weapons.
Saxon meets with the General. Everything is prepared. Saxon wants Endo released. The General has his weapons order ready. Saxon refuses to bring in the
stuff, draw too much attention. The General threatens to reveal to Endo that the kidnapping was a sham. Saxon refuses to be threatened and leaves.
Saxon returns to the stockade. His wife, Sarah, is even sicker. The rebels take her away. Endo senses the rebels want to help her. He can read minds, too?
Swimming Congo, he finds a skull and an old Japanese sword. By the way, we have way too much naked Lance Henriksen, now which is any nakedity at all.
The General talks with Endo. He’ll be released if he transfers money to the General’s bank accounts. Endo refuses to do it, proud samurai moment.
Gallows are built outside the stockade. A truck returns with the rebels Congo killed. The General gives a lot of angry orders.
Congo is cleaning the sword.
Lady-friend lies beside Bill. She’s worried that Congo won’t make it and, she’s fallen out of love with Congo, too.
Sarah is awakened by the General’s advisor, witch doctor. He claims to know her from America and, she won’t need any more pills been cured. The General
tells her that Saxon sold weapons to him. The entire kidnapping was orchestrated to make Saxon still seem respectable.
Back in the stockade, she asks Saxon what other secrets he’s kept from her. Endo over-hears all this.
The General meets with Endo who refuses to budge. The General leaves.
Saxon blames everything on Endo for coming. Sarah thinks Endo will save them. Saxon vows to get them pout of this mess himself.
The next day, Bill is released to get the weapons. Congo spots the truck leaving the base. When the truck stops, Congo kills the guards and learns that Bill was
to get the weapons which will secure the hostages release. Congo isn’t happy about trading arms for hostages. Bill can’t believe Congo is crazy enough to rescue
anyone.
Congo has a monkey. Too bad the monkey doesn’t appear anymore. They talk about some guy who saved them back in Nam.
Endo is flying a flag in the stockade. The General is now wearing some sort of tribal wear. They’re going to have a hanging.
Bill sees the sword while Congo readies for the attack.
At the rebel base, Endo and Miyagawa are to be hanged. Lady-friend thinks that the General will go through with it no matter what Saxon does. They hear a
truck approaching, gunfire. Congo is throwing grenades, crashes through the stockade. Congo and Bill are gunning down the rebels.
Lady-friend, Sarah, and Saxon get to the truck. Endo and Miyagawa are freed. The General actually calls Congo an Evil Spirit. Congo has a gun on the General
while Endo is finishing the rebels.
Endo gets his sword and marches off. The General is glaring at them. Another truck arrives, firefight and explosions ensue. The General is doing something, too
dark to see.
Miyagawa kung fues more guards. Saxon has a rifle, falls over shot dead. Sarah cries over her dead husband. Congo is shot can barely stand.
The General tries catching Endo. In the dark, he sees Endo dressed as a samurai. Endo uses the sword effectively, killing the General with one blow.
Bill finds the wounded Congo and helps him to his feet. They hear gunfire in the distance. Congo heads for the stockade and is shot by a rebel. Lady-friend
rushes to him crying as he dies.
Endo and Miyagawa bow to each other as the sun rises.
That day, the rebel base is in ruins. Lady-friend and Sarah are talking. Bill places a blanket over Congo and Saxon. Endo and Miyagawa walk off into the
wilderness.
