An American pilot who was raised in Japan has his face surgically altered to go undercover on a daring mission as the The First Yank into Tokyo. World War II. With the United States and Japan locked in a grueling war, and the fate of the world depending on which country emerges victorious, the U.S. sends a man behind enemy lines to retrieve secrets to a new weapon that could change the course of the war. Major Steve Ross (Tom Neal) was raised in Japan, knows the culture, speaks the language like a native... and since the death of his girlfriend has nothing left to lose. Ross volunteers to have his face altered to appear Japanese for a vital, one-way mission. In Tokyo, Ross finds his girlfriend alive and held as a prisoner, but the lives of millions depend on the successful completion of his suicidal assignment.
