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Black Rain

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

6.6(1,319)19892h 5m7

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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Status
Released
Budget
$30M
Box office
$134.2M
Language
English
  • martial arts
  • japan
  • police
  • gangster
  • yakuza
  • organized crime
  • osaka, japan
  • police chase
  • action hero
  • amused
  • excited

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Ridley Scott

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR22 Sept 1989
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical15Originally 18; downgraded 200726 Jan 1990
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM18 Jan 1990
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical22 Sept 1989
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical19 Oct 1989
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical1 Nov 1989
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical186 Dec 1989
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1425 Jan 1990
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Physical1 Mar 1993
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1526 Jan 1990
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1626 Jan 1990
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP6 Dec 1989
    • PhysicalVHS8 Oct 1991
    • Digital / OTTVOD6 Dec 2007
    • PhysicalDVD6 Dec 2007
    • PhysicalBD7 Jul 2021

Frequently asked questions

Black Rain was released on 22 September 1989.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    7/8/2019

    8/10

    If you pull it-you better use it. Black Rain is directed by Ridley Scott and written by Craig Bolotin and Warren Lewis. It stars Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw, Yusaku Matsuda and Tomisaburo Wakayama. Music is by Hans Zimmer and cinematography by Jan de Bont. After New York cops Nick Conklin (Douglas) and Charlie Vincent (Garcia) arrest a sword wielding psychopath named Sato Koji (Mats…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    7/1/2022

    5/10

    The fact that the words "produced in association with Michael Douglas" appear on the credits before the name of the director (Ridley Scott) tells us much of what we need to know about this crime thriller. It is a project for and about Michael Douglas and it isn't very good. He ("Conklin") is a New York cop, and a bent one at that. Together with his oppo "Charlie" (Andy Garcia) he witnesses a Yakuza killing in a resta…

  • J

    JPV852

    7/17/2022

    8/10

    Well made neo-noir thriller featuring great performances by Douglas, Garcia and Takakura with special mention to Yûsaku Matsuda who worked on this despite dying with bladder cancer (and he was only 40 years old). Not top shelf work compared to other Ridley Scott movies but it is shot well (courtesy also to DP Jan de Bont). **4.0/5**

  • R

    Rob

    6/1/2023

    7/10

    Black Rain is one of those cop movies that's just downright cool. Unfortunately, it became dated quite quickly, but if you can look past that it's very much worth a watch. Ridley Scott knows how to make a good movie. And Michael Douglas certainly knows how to act.

  • M

    morehumanthanhuman

    7/27/2024

    9/10

    First things first: My review is detailed and long, but it contains NO MAJOR SPOILERS, you can still enjoy the plot unfolding after reading it. I think Black Rain (BR) is almost criminally underrated within the buddy cop and dramatic noir genre.reading it. The "underrated" moniker also applies because most of the cast and other key people involved (Sir Ridley Scott, Michael Douglas, music score by a (at the…

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