A Yakuza member seeking to lead a new life in Manila A morbid turn of events brings Haruo Jacky Woo to the squalor of Manila A prized asset of the feared Yakuza in Tokyo Haruo aka Tadano Hayashi escapes the criminal syndicate with bountiful cash a helpless Filipina bar girl Nina Kodaka and tragic consequences Now solitary he has uprooted himself to the railside slums of the metropolis wistfully fending for himself Still hiding from his past he rents out a small room seemingly lost in the clutter of wandering souls desperate for survival There he spends his days anonymously roaming the congested streets selling food and even giving them away for the hungry But he mostly keeps to himself even to the inquisitive Edna Rosanna Roces an aging bar girl with whom he occasionally shares his bed
