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Black Rain
An American cop in Japan. Their country. Their laws. Their game. His rules.
Genres
DramaActionThriller
Overview
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
Budget
$30000000
Revenue
$134212055
Runtime
125 min
Release Date
1989-09-22
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1144
Vote Average
6.585
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Michael Douglas
Nick Conklin
Andy García
Charlie Vincent
Ken Takakura
Masahiro
Kate Capshaw
Joyce
Yūsaku Matsuda
Sato
Shigeru Kōyama
Ohashi
John Spencer
Oliver
Yuya Uchida
Nashida
Guts Ishimatsu
Katayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Sugai
Miyuki Ono
Miyuki
Luis Guzmán
Frankie
John Costelloe
The Kid
Stephen Root
Berg
Richard Riehle
Crown
Bruce Katzman
Yudell
Tim Kelleher
Bobby
Edmund Ikeda
Japanese Businessman
Tomo Nagasue
Japanese Translator
Clem Caserta
Abolofia
George Kyle
Farentino
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Detective
Joe Perce
Detective
Louis Cantarini
Detective
Doug Yasuda
Japanese / American Translator
Toshio Sato
Japanese Embassy Official
Jun Kunimura
Yashimoto
Roy K. Ogata
Sato's Man
Shirô Oishi
Sato's Man
Professor Toru Tanaka
Sugai's Man
Rikiya Yasuoka
Sugai's Man
Jôji Shimaki
Sugai's Man
Gorō Sasa
Ohashi's Man
Taro Ibuki
Ohashi's Man
Daisuke Awaji
Ohashi's Man
Keone Young
Karaoke Singer
Jim Ishida
Escort Officer
Shōtarō Hayashi
Mediator
Toshishiro Obata
Mediator
Michiko Tsujima
Noodle Woman
Linda Gillen
Peggy
John Gotay
Danny
Matthew Porac
Patrick
Ken Kensei
Masahiro's Son
Josip Elic
Joe, the Bartender
Mitchell Bahr
Friend
Ken Enomoto
Detective
Nathan Jung
Sato's Yakuza Enforcer
Al Leong
Sato's Yakuza Assassin
Bruce Locke
Sato's Man
Chris Nelson Norris
Motorcyclist
Dennis Y. Takeda
Newspaper Reporter
Celia Xavier
Nori, Bar Hostess
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