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Black Rain plot summary

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.

Details

Release date

September 22, 1989

Runtime

2h 5m

Genres

Drama, Action, Thriller

Directed by

Ridley Scott

Country

United States

TMDB rating

6.6 / 10 · 1,307 votes

Black Rain trailer

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Cast

• Michael DouglasNick Conklin
• Andy GarciaCharlie Vincent
• Ken TakakuraMasahiro
• Kate CapshawJoyce
• Yūsaku MatsudaSato
• Shigeru KōyamaOhashi
• John SpencerOliver
• Yuya UchidaNashida
• Guts IshimatsuKatayama
• Tomisaburō WakayamaSugai

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