An American cop in Japan. Their country. Their laws. Their game. His rules.
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.
Black Rain (1989) is a drama, action and thriller film directed by Ridley Scott, released on September 22, 1989 with a runtime of 2h 5m. It stars Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura and Kate Capshaw. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 1,283 ratings.
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Michael Douglas
as Nick Conklin
Andy Garcia
as Charlie Vincent
Ken Takakura
as Masahiro
Kate Capshaw
as Joyce
Yūsaku Matsuda
as Sato
Shigeru Kōyama
as Ohashi
John Spencer
as Oliver
Yuya Uchida
as Nashida
Guts Ishimatsu
as Katayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama
as Sugai
Miyuki Ono
as Miyuki
Luis Guzmán
as Frankie
Directed by Ridley Scott, written by Craig Bolotin and Warren Lewis, produced by Stanley R. Jaffe and Sherry Lansing.
Average viewer score of 6.6/10 from 1,283 ratings.
If you pull it-you better use it. Black Rain is directed by Ridley Scott and written by Craig Bolotin and Warren Lewis. It stars Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw, Yusaku Matsuda and Tomisaburo Wakayama. Music is by Hans Zimmer and cinematography by Jan de Bont. After New York cops Nick Conklin (Douglas) and Charlie Vincent (Garcia) arrest a sword wielding psychopath named Sato Koji…
Reviewed on July 8, 2019
The fact that the words "produced in association with Michael Douglas" appear on the credits before the name of the director (Ridley Scott) tells us much of what we need to know about this crime thriller. It is a project for and about Michael Douglas and it isn't very good. He ("Conklin") is a New York cop, and a bent one at that. Together with his oppo "Charlie" (Andy Garcia) he witnesses a Yakuza killing in a…
Reviewed on July 1, 2022
Well made neo-noir thriller featuring great performances by Douglas, Garcia and Takakura with special mention to Yûsaku Matsuda who worked on this despite dying with bladder cancer (and he was only 40 years old). Not top shelf work compared to other Ridley Scott movies but it is shot well (courtesy also to DP Jan de Bont). **4.0/5**
Reviewed on July 17, 2022
Black Rain is one of those cop movies that's just downright cool. Unfortunately, it became dated quite quickly, but if you can look past that it's very much worth a watch. Ridley Scott knows how to make a good movie. And Michael Douglas certainly knows how to act.
Reviewed on June 1, 2023
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Black Rain (1989) is available to stream on MGM Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Black Rain (1989) includes Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw and Yūsaku Matsuda. The film was directed by Ridley Scott. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Black Rain was released on September 22, 1989 and runs for 2h 5m.
Black Rain (1989) holds an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from 1,283 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, action and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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