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Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   14,672 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Craig Bolotin (written by) &
Warren Lewis (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
22 September 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
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
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(9 articles)
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User Comments:
Doesn't disappoint more (82 total)

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
Yûya 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

Also Known As:
Black Rain (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Lluvia negra (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Black Rain (Spain) [es]
Black Rain (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Black Rain - pioggia sporca (Italy) [it]
Chuva Negra (Portugal) [pt]
Crna kisa (Serbia) [sr]
Czarny deszcz (Poland) [pl]
Fekete esö (Hungary) [hu]
Geshem Shahor (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Kafti vrohi (Greece) [el]
Kara yagmur (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Must vihm (Estonia) [et]
Musta sade (Finland) [fi]
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Runtime:
125 min
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Language:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Originally Paul Verhoeven signed on to direct the film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the police station, Masahiro holds the telephone receiver in his left hand. In the next shot, in the background, he is holding it in his right hand. more
Quotes:
Nick Conklin: A couple of guys I used to work with in the department took some money from some drug dealers. No big deal.
Matsumoto Masahiro: They stole?
Nick Conklin: They liberated funds.
Matsumoto Masahiro: Theft is theft. There is no gray area.
Nick Conklin: Hey Matsu, New York is one big gray area.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) more
Soundtrack:
WHAT'D I SAY more

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8 out of 11 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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