Black Rain poster

Black Rain

19892h 5mDrama · Action · Thriller
directed by Ridley Scott

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

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6.6 / 10
1,244 votes
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6.6 / 10
63,726 votes
Metacritic
56 / 100
Rotten Tomatoes
54%

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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Michael Douglas·Nick Conklin
Andy Garcia·Charlie Vincent
Ken Takakura·Masahiro
Kate Capshaw·Joyce
Yūsaku Matsuda·Sato
Shigeru Kōyama·Ohashi
John Spencer·Oliver
Yuya Uchida·Nashida
Guts Ishimatsu·Katayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama·Sugai

Average shot length

3.6s per shot

Ridley Scott's career average is 4s across 24 measured films.See the full picture.