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66% Critic Match
Black Rain
“An American cop in Japan. Their country. Their laws. Their game. His rules.”
6.6 / 10• 1989• 2h 5m•R• English
DramaActionThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Michael Douglas
Nick Conklin
Lead
Andy Garcia
Charlie Vincent
Ken Takakura
Masahiro
Kate Capshaw
Joyce
Yūsaku Matsuda
Sato
Shigeru Kōyama
Ohashi
John Spencer
Oliver
Yuya Uchida
Nashida
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ridley Scott's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Black Rain is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
