Japonski detektiv Fuji Natsuo je zadolžen za reševanje zločinov v Tokiu. Svoje delo opravlja nadvse preudarno, resno in vedno strogo po pravilih. Tony Costas iz Detroita je njegovo popolno nasprotje. Vzkipljiv, nepredvidljiv in brez smisla za spoštovanje pravil. Ko Fujija sled za mednarodno mrežo tihotapcev pripelje v Detroit, s Tonyjem združita moči. Tako postaneta najbolj nenavaden detektivski par.
Tony Costas, a brash, obnoxious, sexist and racist Detroit cop who has long since stopped following the rules, gets told that he will have to work with Inspector Fuji, a straightlaced policeman from Japan. Fuji is in Detroit searching for a Japanese engineer who has gone to America with plans for a top secret car part. The pair naturally fail to get along at first, but as the investigation continues, they almost begin to come close to tolerating each other's presence.