Black rain / Paramount Pictures presents ; a Jaffe/Lansing production ; in association with Michael Douglas ; a Ridley Scott film ; written by Craig Bolotin & Warren Lewis ; produced by Stanley R. Jaffe and Sherry Lansing ; directed by Ridley Scott.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 04302 | ParamountLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: English Publication details: Hollywood, CA : Paramount Pictures, ©2006.Edition: Special collector's edDescription: 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 1415718091
- 9781415718094
- Director of photography, Jan De Bont ; film editor, Tom Rolf ; music by Hans Zimmer ; production designer, Norris Spencer.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Under scrutiny by his superiors for allegedly dipping into confiscated drug money, New York vice cop Michael Douglas can expect no sympathy from his ex-wife, who is gouging him for alimony. Douglas gets a chance to redeem himself when he is assigned to escort Japanese mob boss Yusaku Matsuda back to his own country to stand trial. Upon arriving in Osaka, Douglas and his partner Andy Garcia are tricked into releasing their prisoner. Now on the outs with both the American and Japanese police authorities, Douglas is forced to deal with the Yakuza-the Japanese equivalent of the Mafia-to retrieve the elusive Matsuda. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 surround; widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16:9 televisions.
In English or dubbed French with optional subtitles in English; closed-captioned in English.
Michael Douglas (Nick), Andy Garcia (Charlie), Ken Takakura (Masahiro), Kate Capshaw (Joyce), Yusaku Matsuda (Sato), Tomisaburo Wakayama (Sugai).
Director of photography, Jan De Bont ; film editor, Tom Rolf ; music by Hans Zimmer ; production designer, Norris Spencer.
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1989.
MPAA rating: Rated R.
New York detective Nick Conklin is down on his luck and under investigation by Internal Affairs. He and his friend Charlie witness a brutal murder at the meeting between Mafia and Yakuza chieftains. After arresting a suspect named Sato, they are assigned to escort him to Osaka, where they promptly hand him over to his fellow gangsters, disguised as cops. Determined to pursue the escaped suspect, Nick and Charlie besiege the Osaka police for help. They are grudgingly granted observer status--no guns--and a minder: assistant detective Masahiro Matsumoto. Meanwhile, escaped suspect Sato has plans to bypass the traditional Yakuza hierarchy and go straight to the top, unless the New Yorkers can convince the Japanese to help them stop him.
Opening credits -- Nice bike -- Internal affairs -- Table manners -- Freeze -- My collar, my case -- Dental work -- Local heat -- Observers -- Money to burn -- Ties -- "What'd I Say" -- Foreigner -- Last bullfight -- Just you and me -- Sequins -- Gray areas -- Switch -- Missing plate -- Hot lead -- Suspended -- On the edge -- Black rain -- Going for it -- Yakuza code -- Payback -- Honor -- End credits.
Special features: Commentary by director Ridley Scott [optional audio feature]; Black Rain: The script, the cast [featurette] (21 min.); Black Rain: Making the film, part 1 [featurette] (29 min.); Black Rain: Making the film, part 2 [featurette] (9 min.); Black Rain: Post-production [featurette] (13 min.); Theatrical trailer (3 min.).
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