He buys new clothes and takes a flight to Japan. The only clue is the dying man's last words "straw hat". He and his girlfriend dump her body in the sea, but drops his watch at the scene. He travels to New York to find out more about the dead man. There he is partnered with American detective Ken Shuftan played by George Kennedy , who seems to be the same man who killed Munesue's father.
Munesue finds that the young man is the son of a black American soldier and a Japanese woman. He also finds Yasugi's son, who deliberately provokes Shuftan into shooting him dead.
In America, Shuftan goes looking for the Johnny's father and finds he is dead. Then Shuftan is stabbed and dies. In , the movie was remade as a 10 episode mini-series for Fuji TV. Though the basic premise was maintained, the story was greatly expanded to include many additional characters and subplots.
A number of details were also altered, such as Kyoko being a famous author turned political candidate rather than a fashion designer, and Johnny being from Mississippi rather than New York.
The series also featured a different, more optimistic ending, with Kyoko being arrested and convicted for her crimes, Shuftan dying in the line of duty while defending a young black boy from an attacker, and Munesue continuing his career as a detective.
