Black Rain (1989 American film)
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Black Rain is a 1989 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Michael Douglas, Andy García, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw, Yūsaku Matsuda and Tomisaburo Wakayama.[3] The film focuses on two NYPD detectives who arrest a member of the yakuza and must escort him back to Japan. Once there, he escapes, and the two officers find themselves dragged deeper and deeper into the Japanese underworld.
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Directed by | Ridley Scott |
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Produced by | Stanley R. Jaffe Sherry Lansing |
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Cinematography | Jan de Bont |
Edited by | Tom Rolf |
Music by | Hans Zimmer |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | United States |
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Budget | $30 million[1] |
Box office | $134.2 million[2] |
The film was released by Paramount Pictures on September 22, 1989. It received much publicity beforehand as it was Douglas's first film since his Oscar winning role in Wall Street - a span of nearly two years.[4] Upon release, it received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics, which praised the performances, Hans Zimmer's musical score, direction and editing but criticized the screenwriting, clichéd story and lack of character development.
In the years since, the film has become a cult film and has been widely praised.[5] It was also a huge box office hit, grossing over $134 million worldwide in front of a production budget of $30 million, and was nominated for Best Sound and Best Sound Editing at the 62nd Academy Awards.[6]
Black Rain was the final film role for actor Yūsaku Matsuda, before his death in November 1989. The film is dedicated to his memory.[7]