Black Rain
Two NYPD detectives escort a captured Yakuza hitman to Japan, only to have him escape and be thrust into a deadly game of deception and survival in the heart of the Japanese underworld.
“An American cop in Japan. Their country. Their laws. Their game. His rules.”
Synopsis
Two New York City police officers become entangled in a gang war involving members of the Yakuza, the Japanese organized crime syndicate. They arrest one of the group's hitmen and are tasked with escorting him back to Japan. However, once in Japan, the killer escapes, and as the officers attempt to locate him, they are drawn further into the Yakuza's world. They soon realize that in order to succeed, they must adapt and play by the rules of the Japanese underworld.
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A crew of 80+ credited
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Edited by Hajime OkayasuShot by Takashi KawamataScored by Hans ZimmerDesigned by Norris Spencer
Box Office
1989 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.5× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$134.2M
US & Canada: $46.2M — 34% of worldwide · International: $88.0M (66%)
Opening weekend: $9.7M — 21% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $12.7M — 28% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,610 theaters
Also known as
- Black Rainde
- Black Rain - Pioggia sporcait
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Cast & Crew
80 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
51John Spencer
as Oliver
Keisuke Ishida
as Yuichi
Masato Yamada
as Tatsu
Guts Ishimatsu
as Katayama
Yuya Uchida
as Nashida
Tamaki Sawa
as Woman in Ikemoto-ya
Akiji Kobayashi
as Katayama
Tomisaburo Wakayama
as Sugai
Miyuki Ono
as Miyuki
Luis Guzman
as Frankie
John Costelloe
as The Kid
Stephen Root
as Berg
Richard Riehle
as Crown
Bruce Katzman
as Yudell
Tim Kelleher
as Bobby
Edmund Ikeda
as Japanese Businessman
Tomo Nagasue
as Japanese Translator
Clem Caserta
as Abolofia
George Kyle
as Farentino
Vondie Curtis Hall
as Detective
Joe Perce
as Detective
Louis Cantarini
as Detective
Doug Yasuda
as Japanese / American Translator
Toshio Sato
as Japanese Embassy Official
Jun Kunimura
as Yashimoto
Roy K Ogata
as Sato's Man
Shiro Oishi
as Sato's Man
Professor Toru Tanaka
as Sugai's Man
Rikiya Yasuoka
as Sugai's Man
Joji Shimaki
as Sugai's Man
Goro Sasa
as Ohashi's Man
Taro Ibuki
as Ohashi's Man
Daisuke Awaji
as Ohashi's Man
Keone Young
as Karaoke Singer
Jim Ishida
as Escort Officer
Shotaro Hayashi
as Mediator
Toshishiro Obata
as Mediator
Michiko Tsujima
as Noodle Woman
Linda Gillen
as Peggy
John Gotay
as Danny
Matthew Porac
as Patrick
Ken Kensei
as Masahiro's Son
Josip Elic
as Joe, the Bartender
Mitchell Bahr
as Friend
Ken Enomoto
as Detective
Nathan Jung
as Sato's Yakuza Enforcer
Al Leong
as Sato's Yakuza Assassin
Bruce Locke
as Sato's Man
Chris Nelson Norris
as Motorcyclist
Dennis Y Takeda
as Newspaper Reporter
Celia Xavier
as Nori, Bar Hostess
Directors
2Writers
5Producers
3Other crew
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