Black Rain

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

Sep 22 1989 R 2h 5m
Action, Crime, 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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Plot

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. In Japan, however, he manages to escape. 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.

Written by

Craig Bolotin, Warren Lewis

Directed by

Ridley Scott

Cast

Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Jaffe-Lansing, Paramount, Pegasus Film Partners

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 6 nominations total

Trailers
Black Rain - Trailer
Original Trailer
Black Rain (1989) 35mm film trailer, scope 4K
Scores
# of Votes
61,671
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
56
Popularity
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