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Black Rain (1989)

Film · 1989 · 125 min · R · Drama · Action · 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.

Directed by Ridley Scott

Starring Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw, Yūsaku Matsuda, Shigeru Kōyama, John Spencer, Yuya Uchida

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In cinemas22 September 1989
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First release anywhere22 September 1989

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