Chen (Mandarin: 陈, Chén), a Triad boss who plans to make the Triads and Yakuza one unstoppable criminal organization. Kosuke Toyohara as Fudomyo-o (Japanese: 不動明王, Fudōmyōō): A tattoo artist whose wife and child was killed by Kuroda. Akira Terao as Matsuda (Japanese: 松田, Matsuda), the elder boss of the Yakuza. Dale Payne as Zen Custodian Eve Masatoh as Kojima (Japanese: 小島, Kojima), an old-school Yakuza underboss who has knowledge of Kuroda's illegal activities and plans. Pace Wu as Mai Ling (Mandarin: 麦玲, Mài líng), a protege of Travis. Chiaki Kuriyama as Ayako, the daughter of the Governor who was assassinated by Kuroda's men. Kanako Yamaguchi as Nayako (Japanese: なやこ, Nayako), Travis' Japanese fiancé' who is murdered by one of the Yakuza mafia members Namihiko Ohmura as Takeshi (Japanese: たけし, Takeshi), one of Kuroda’s lieutenants who wears glasses and is seen with Kawamura. Daisuke Honda as Kawamura (Japanese: 川村, Kawamura), one of Kuroda’s lieutenants wearing a cowboy hat. Roy Oguri as Kenji (Japanese, 賢司, Kenji) Sokyu Fujita as Investigator Maeda (Japanese: 前田捜査官, Maeda sōsa-kan) Vikrom Suebsaeng as Chang Choudong (Mandarin, 张崇东, Zhāngchóngdōng), a Chinese-Thai triad member based in Bangkok. Shôji Oki as Ishikawa (Japanese, 石川県, Ishikawa ken), the mob boss of an old-school Yakuza organization who bears hatred for Kuroda. Production The original script by Trevor Miller had to be reworked, as it was too similar to The Yakuza, which would have cost too much to license for a remake. The film was announced in 2003 after Franchise Pictures bought the script. Joe Halpin, who rewrote the script, is a former undercover narcotics detective who worked with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and Drug Enforcement Administration. Morrison said that the film, which was shot in Japan, was designed to feel authentically Japanese instead of merely being an American film set in Japan. Seagal had lived in Japan earlier and expressed embarrassment in the DVD commentary over how rusty he was at the use of the Japanese language. The director said his "experience with Steven was terrific. I was working on a project very near to his heart as it was set in Tokyo and Steven had lived there for years and speaks fluent Japanese. The only difficulties came from stretching the budget and schedule to work in Tokyo and Thailand with a multi-language speaking cast. I however am very grateful for him giving me the shot to work with him