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Black Rain

1989-09-22 · 125 min · ★ 6.6

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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Directors
Ridley Scott
Production companies
Pegasus Film Partners, Paramount Pictures, Jaffe-Lansing, Michael Douglas Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 30,000,000
Revenue
USD 134,212,055

Top Cast

Michael DouglasMichael DouglasNick Conklin
Andy GarciaAndy GarciaCharlie Vincent
Ken TakakuraKen TakakuraMasahiro
Kate CapshawKate CapshawJoyce
Yūsaku MatsudaYūsaku MatsudaSato
Shigeru KōyamaShigeru KōyamaOhashi
John SpencerJohn SpencerOliver
Yuya UchidaYuya UchidaNashida
Guts IshimatsuGuts IshimatsuKatayama
Tomisaburō WakayamaTomisaburō WakayamaSugai
Miyuki OnoMiyuki OnoMiyuki
Luis GuzmánLuis GuzmánFrankie
John CostelloeJohn CostelloeThe Kid
Stephen RootStephen RootBerg
Richard RiehleRichard RiehleCrown
Bruce KatzmanBruce KatzmanYudell
Tim KelleherTim KelleherBobby
Edmund IkedaEdmund IkedaJapanese Businessman
Tomo NagasueJapanese Translator
Clem CasertaClem CasertaAbolofia

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