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Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   13,817 votes
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Director:
Ridley Scott
Writers (WGA):
Craig Bolotin (written by) &
Warren Lewis (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
22 September 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
An American Cop in Japan. Their country. Their laws. Their game. His rules. more
Plot:
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
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User Comments:
Doesn't disappoint more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michael Douglas ... Nick

Andy Garcia ... Charlie
Ken Takakura ... Masahiro

Kate Capshaw ... Joyce
Yusaku Matsuda ... Sato
Shigeru Kôyama ... Ohashi (as Shigeru Koyama)

John Spencer ... Oliver
Guts Ishimatsu ... Katayama
Yuya Uchida ... Nashida
Tomisaburo Wakayama ... Sugai
Miyuki Ono ... Miyuki

Luis Guzmán ... Frankie (as Luis Guzman)
John Costelloe ... The Kid (as John A. Costelloe)

Stephen Root ... Berg
Richard Riehle ... Crown
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Additional Details

Runtime:
125 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Japanese
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

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Trivia:
The character at the end of the film reads "kan", meaning "the end". more
Goofs:
Continuity: The orientation of the shotgun after Sugai's bodyguard tosses it to Nick. more
Quotes:
Joyce: Because you could get me killed. You see, there's a war going on here, and they don't take prisoners.
Nick Conklin: What are you talking about?
Joyce: It's between Sato and an old crime boss named Sugai.
Nick Conklin: Who else knows about this war?
Joyce: Counting you and me?
[beat]
Joyce: Eleven million.
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7 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
Doesn't disappoint, 28 January 2003
Author: davideo-2 from United Kingdom

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs

Ridley Scott scored again with Black Rain,a stylish and engaging thriller.The movie has an absorbing visual feel to it,as well as an involving story to move things move along nicely.On the performances front,Michael Douglas makes for an even more convincing action man than I would have given him credit for and Andy Garcia brings his usual searing intensity in his screen presence to the role of the sidekick,but the real star of the show is Yusaku Matsuda,who sadly died shortly after the film was released,as the villain,bringing a creepy and sadistic undertone to his role.***

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