Film
Black Rain
1989· R· 2h 5m· Action· Drama· Thriller
“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.
1989-09-22
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Key Crew
DirectorRidley Scott
ScreenplayCraig Bolotin
ProducerSherry Lansing
Director of PhotographyJan de Bont
Original Music ComposerHans Zimmer
EditorTom Rolf
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Details
Released1989-09-22
Runtime2h 5m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosPegasus Film Partners · Paramount Pictures · Jaffe-Lansing
Budget$30M
Box office$134M
LanguagesEnglish · Japanese
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.6/10 · 1260 votes
Original languageen
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