Black Rain
Seen it?1989 | 125 min | Drama, Action, Thriller
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It made about 4 times its budget and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 5 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
54% on Rotten Tomatoes, 56 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$134 million worldwide on a $30 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 190K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ridley Scott
- Michael DouglasNick Conklin
- Andy GarciaCharlie Vincent
- Ken TakakuraMasahiro
- Kate CapshawJoyce
- Yūsaku MatsudaSato
- Shigeru KōyamaOhashi
- John SpencerOliver
- Yuya UchidaNashida
- Guts IshimatsuKatayama
- Tomisaburō WakayamaSugai