
Black Rain

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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
3 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Sound (1990)
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Box office
Grossed $134M worldwide, about 4.5 times its $30M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in California, Japan, Los Angeles and New York City
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Setting
Set in New York City and Osaka
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Music
Music by Hans Zimmer
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jan de Bont
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Craig BolotinScreenplay
- Warren LewisScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 22, 1989
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $30M
- Revenue
- $134.2M
- Countries
- United States of America
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