Country
Japan
Date
Oct 05, 1989
Note
Tokyo International Film Festival
An American cop in Japan. Their country. Their laws. Their game. His rules.
2h 5min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
Genres
DramaActionThriller
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Black Rain |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English, 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Pegasus Film Partners, Paramount Pictures, Jaffe-Lansing |
| Data di uscita | 22 settembre 1989 |
| Exec. Producer | Julie Kirkham, Craig Bolotin |
| Producer | Stanley R. Jaffe, Sherry Lansing, Yosuke Mizuno, Alan Poul |
| Writer | Craig Bolotin, Warren Lewis |
| Casting | Dianne Crittenden, Nobuaki Murooka |
| Editors | Tom Rolf, William D. Gordean, Nancy Frazen, Aubrey Head, William Webb, Jacqueline Cambas, Deborah Peretz |
| Cinematography | |
| Asst. Directors | Aldric La'Auli Porter, Jodi Ehrlich, Benjamin Rosenberg, Bettiann Fishman, Ridley Scott, Dennis Maguire, Bobby Bass, Luca Kouimelis |
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| Lighting | John W. DeBlau, Jerry DeBlau, James 'Packy' Dolan, Ted J. Kredo, Ed Ayer |
| Camera Operators | |
| Add. Photography | |
| Production Design | |
| Art Direction | |
| Set Decoration | |
| Special Effects | Stan Parks |
| Visual Effects | Stan Parks |
| Stunts | |
| Composer | |
| Sound | |
| Costume Design | |
| Makeup | |
| Hairstyling | |
| Budget | 30.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 134.212.055 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1989
Country
United States
Date
Sep 22, 1989
Certification
R
Country
Argentina
Date
Oct 19, 1989
Country
Taiwan
Date
Oct 21, 1989
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Country
Italy
Date
Oct 31, 1989
Country
Austria
Date
Nov 01, 1989
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Nov 28, 1989
Country
Spain
Date
Dec 04, 1989
Country
Belgium
Date
Dec 06, 1989
Certification
18
Country
France
Date
Dec 06, 1989
Certification
TP
Country
Switzerland
Date
Dec 08, 1989
Certification
16
Country
Germany
Date
Dec 14, 1989
Certification
16
Country
Mexico
Date
Dec 21, 1989
Country
Uruguay
Date
Jan 04, 1990
Country
Hungary
Date
Jan 11, 1990
Certification
18
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jan 12, 1990
Certification
16
Country
Portugal
Date
Jan 12, 1990
Country
Australia
Date
Jan 18, 1990
Certification
M
Country
Thailand
Date
Jan 20, 1990
Country
Brazil
Date
Jan 25, 1990
Certification
14
Country
Denmark
Date
Jan 26, 1990
Certification
15
Country
Finland
Date
Jan 26, 1990
Certification
K-16
Country
Greece
Date
Jan 26, 1990
Certification
16
Country
Ireland
Date
Jan 26, 1990
Certification
18
Country
South Korea
Date
Jan 26, 1990
Certification
19
Country
Sweden
Date
Jan 26, 1990
Certification
15
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jan 26, 1990
Certification
15
Note
Originally 18; downgraded 2007
Country
Philippines
Date
Feb 20, 1990
Country
Türkiye
Date
May 18, 1990
Digital
Country
Hungary
Date
Jul 02, 1991
Country
France
Date
Dec 06, 2007
Note
VOD
Physical media
Country
France
Date
Oct 08, 1991
Note
VHS
Country
Czechia
Date
Mar 01, 1993
Country
Netherlands
Date
Sep 06, 2007
Certification
16
Note
DVD / BD
TV
Country
Netherlands
Date
Jun 07, 2003
Certification
16
Note
Net 5
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