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Black Rain

1989 · 125 min

A stylish, brooding culture-clash thriller that immerses you in neon-lit Osaka and keeps you tense through its slow-burning clash of egos and vendettas.

Tagline
An American cop in Japan. Their country. Their laws. Their game. His rules.
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.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • corruption
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, action, thriller
Directed by
Ridley Scott
Written by
Craig Bolotin, Warren Lewis
Starring
Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw, Yūsaku Matsuda, Shigeru Kōyama, John Spencer, Yuya Uchida
Music
Hans Zimmer
Cinematography
Jan de Bont
Runtime
125 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Japanese

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