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Black Rain (1989)

"An American cop in Japan. Their country. Their laws. Their game. His rules."

6.6/10 2h 5m Sep 22, 1989
Drama Action Thriller

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.

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Movie Details

Original Title Black Rain
Original Language EN
Budget $30,000,000
Revenue $134,212,055
Status Released
Popularity 2.0

Cast

Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas
Nick Conklin
Popularity: 7.9
Andy García
Andy García
Charlie Vincent
Popularity: 7.4
Ken Takakura
Ken Takakura
Masahiro
Popularity: 2.8
Kate Capshaw
Kate Capshaw
Joyce
Popularity: 1.7
Yūsaku Matsuda
Yūsaku Matsuda
Sato
Popularity: 1.4
Shigeru Kōyama
Shigeru Kōyama
Ohashi
Popularity: 1.8
John Spencer
John Spencer
Oliver
Popularity: 1.5
Yuya Uchida
Yuya Uchida
Nashida
Popularity: 1.4
Guts Ishimatsu
Guts Ishimatsu
Katayama
Popularity: 1.8
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Sugai
Popularity: 2.0
Miyuki Ono
Miyuki Ono
Miyuki
Popularity: 1.2
Luis Guzmán
Luis Guzmán
Frankie
Popularity: 4.5

Key Crew

Director Ridley Scott
Executive Producer Craig Bolotin, Julie Kirkham
Producer Stanley R. Jaffe, Sherry Lansing
Screenplay Craig Bolotin, Warren Lewis
Editor Tom Rolf

Production

Pegasus Film Partners
Paramount Pictures
US
Jaffe-Lansing

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Keywords

martial arts japan police gangster yakuza organized crime osaka, japan police chase action hero amused excited

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 8/10
Jul 8, 2019

If you pull it-you better use it. Black Rain is directed by Ridley Scott and written by Craig Bolotin and Warren Lewis. It stars Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw, Yusaku Matsuda and Tomisaburo Wakayama. Music is by Hans Zimmer and cinematography by Jan de Bont. After Ne ... Read more

CinemaSerf 5/10
Jul 1, 2022

The fact that the words "produced in association with Michael Douglas" appear on the credits before the name of the director (Ridley Scott) tells us much of what we need to know about this crime thriller. It is a project for and about Michael Douglas and it isn't very good. He ("Conklin") is a New Y ... Read more

JPV852 8/10
Jul 17, 2022

Well made neo-noir thriller featuring great performances by Douglas, Garcia and Takakura with special mention to Yûsaku Matsuda who worked on this despite dying with bladder cancer (and he was only 40 years old). Not top shelf work compared to other Ridley Scott movies but it is shot well (courtesy ... Read more

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Details
Release Date September 22, 1989
Runtime 2h 5m
Budget $30,000,000
Revenue $134,212,055
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 2.0
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