 The series also does so with some of the antagonists, such as the japanese ninja assassin Mimo, whom despite being ruthless and cold-blooded, is capable of acknowledging his enemies' courage after murdering a group of young men from "The Organization" and call them "chinese brave men", while also portraying him as honorable despite being a murderer, and sharing a bond of friendship with the homicidal swordsman Fuji.Narratively, the film is an abridged version of the series, although some events in it are entirely absent in the film due to the condensing of the story.In the series and in the film, Jack and Charlie's struggles against the japanese syndicate puts them in dire situations, although in the series, the odds they face are even greater; when they battle each one of the assassins, they suffer utter defeat several times.