A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.
| Directing | Christophe Gans | Director |
| Writing | Christophe Gans | Screenplay |
| Writing | Thierry Cazals | Screenplay |
| Writing | Roger Avary | Screenplay |
| Production | Samuel Hadida | Producer |
| Production | Victor Hadida | Executive Producer |
| Production | Takashige Ichise | Executive Producer |
| Production | Brian Yuzna | Producer |
| Sound | Patrick O'Hearn | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Thomas Burstyn | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Christopher Roth | Editor |
| Editing | David Wu | Editor |
| Crew | Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik | Additional Dialogue |
| Production | Mitsuru Kurosawa | Producer |
| Production | PoPing AuYeung | Casting |
| Production | Rick Montgomery | Casting |
| Art | Douglas Higgins | Production Design |
| Art | Alex McDowell | Production Design |
| Art | Rex Raglan | Art Direction |
| Art | Marianne Kaplan | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toni Burroughs-Rutter | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosalina Da Silva | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thomas Lockhart | Tattoo Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kandace Loewen | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Murray | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Benjamin Rosenberg | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Stewart Fairley | Painter |
| Art | Philip Lunt | Greensman |
| Crew | Bill Lammers | Carpenter |
| Art | Pamela Nichol | Painter |
| Art | Grant Swain | Property Master |
| Sound | Marc Chiasson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Kerry Uchida | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Gerard Diefenthal | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Scott J. Ateah | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Tom Fillingham | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Doane Gregory | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Einar Hansen | Gaffer |
| Camera | Scott Keates | Dolly Grip |
| Lighting | Guy Paterson | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Randal Platt | Camera Operator |
| Camera | John Zulinski | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debi Weldon | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Lovett | Set Costumer |
| Editing | Lorie Olson | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Greg Jackson | Location Manager |
| Directing | Holly Atchison | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Helen MaComb | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Kate Pierpoint | Dialect Coach |
| Crew | Bernard Lehoux | In Memory Of |
| Art | Serge Élissalde | Concept Artist |
| Writing | Kazuo Koike | Comic Book |
| Writing | Ryoichi Ikegami | Comic Book |
| Crew | Marny Eng | Stunts |
| Crew | Rick Pearce | Stunts |
| Crew | Owen Walstrom | Stunts |
