Rising Sun
A seasoned detective and his rookie partner must navigate cultural clashes and corporate intrigue to solve a murdered prostitute’s death in a Japanese‑run Los Angeles skyscraper before the truth ignites an international scandal.
“A collision of East and West. A conspiracy of seduction and murder. A battle between tradition and power. Business is war.”
Synopsis
When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Connor has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences make their progress difficult until a security disc showing the murder turns up. Close scrutiny proves the disc has been doctored, and the detectives realize they are dealing with a case more complex than initially apparent.
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Principal cast & crew: 22
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Stephen A RotterShot by Michael ChapmanScored by Toru TakemitsuDesigned by Dean Tavoularis
Box Office
1993 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.7× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$107.2M
US & Canada: $63.2M — 59% of worldwide · International: $44.0M (41%)
Opening weekend: $15.2M — 24% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $22.1M — 35% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,510 theaters
Also known as
- Die Wiege der Sonnede
- Sol nacientees
- Soleil levantfr
- Sol levanteit
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Cast & Crew
22 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Sean Connery
as Capt. John Connor
Wesley Snipes
as Lt. Webster Smith
Harvey Keitel
as Lt. Tom Graham
Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa
as Eddie Sakamura
Kevin Anderson
as Bob Richmond
Mako
as Yoshida-san
Ray Wise
as Senator John Morton
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as Yoshida-san
Stan Egi
as Ishihara
Stan Shaw
as Phillips
Tia Carrere
as Jingo Asakuma
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1Writers
3Producers
1Other crew
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