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Black Rain
Black Rain

Black Rain

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

Genres

DramaActionThriller

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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.

Others

Budget

$30000000

Revenue

$134212055

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

125 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

22 September 1989

Country

United States of America

Cast

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Nick Conklin

Andy Garcia

Andy Garcia

Charlie Vincent

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Masahiro

Kate Capshaw

Kate Capshaw

Joyce

Yūsaku Matsuda

Yūsaku Matsuda

Sato

Shigeru Kōyama

Shigeru Kōyama

Ohashi

John Spencer

John Spencer

Oliver

Yuya Uchida

Yuya Uchida

Nashida

Guts Ishimatsu

Guts Ishimatsu

Katayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Sugai

Miyuki Ono

Miyuki Ono

Miyuki

Luis Guzmán

Luis Guzmán

Frankie

John Costelloe

John Costelloe

The Kid

Stephen Root

Stephen Root

Berg

Richard Riehle

Richard Riehle

Crown

Bruce Katzman

Bruce Katzman

Yudell

Tim Kelleher

Tim Kelleher

Bobby

Edmund Ikeda

Edmund Ikeda

Japanese Businessman

Tomo Nagasue

Tomo Nagasue

Japanese Translator

Clem Caserta

Clem Caserta

Abolofia

George Kyle

George Kyle

Farentino

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Detective

Joe Perce

Joe Perce

Detective

Louis Cantarini

Louis Cantarini

Detective

Doug Yasuda

Doug Yasuda

Japanese / American Translator

Toshio Sato

Toshio Sato

Japanese Embassy Official

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Yashimoto

Roy K. Ogata

Roy K. Ogata

Sato's Man

Shirô Oishi

Shirô Oishi

Sato's Man

Professor Toru Tanaka

Professor Toru Tanaka

Sugai's Man

Rikiya Yasuoka

Rikiya Yasuoka

Sugai's Man

Jôji Shimaki

Jôji Shimaki

Sugai's Man

Gorō Sasa

Gorō Sasa

Ohashi's Man

Taro Ibuki

Taro Ibuki

Ohashi's Man

Daisuke Awaji

Daisuke Awaji

Ohashi's Man

Keone Young

Keone Young

Karaoke Singer

Jim Ishida

Jim Ishida

Escort Officer

Shōtarō Hayashi

Shōtarō Hayashi

Mediator

Toshishiro Obata

Toshishiro Obata

Mediator

Michiko Tsujima

Michiko Tsujima

Noodle Woman

Linda Gillen

Linda Gillen

Peggy

John Gotay

John Gotay

Danny

Matthew Porac

Matthew Porac

Patrick

Ken Kensei

Ken Kensei

Masahiro's Son

Josip Elic

Josip Elic

Joe, the Bartender

Mitchell Bahr

Mitchell Bahr

Friend

Ken Enomoto

Ken Enomoto

Detective

Nathan Jung

Nathan Jung

Sato's Yakuza Enforcer

Al Leong

Al Leong

Sato's Yakuza Assassin

Bruce Locke

Bruce Locke

Sato's Man

Chris Nelson Norris

Chris Nelson Norris

Motorcyclist

Dennis Y. Takeda

Dennis Y. Takeda

Newspaper Reporter

Celia Xavier

Celia Xavier

Nori, Bar Hostess

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