# Black Rain (1989)

> Two New York detectives enter Osaka's yakuza underworld and must abandon familiar rules to bring an escaped killer to justice.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2388

## Facts

- Runtime: 125 min
- Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller
- Director: Ridley Scott
- Cast: Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw, Yūsaku Matsuda, Shigeru Kōyama, John Spencer, Yuya Uchida
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096933/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: gritty, propulsive, neon-lit, action movie night, 1980s movie marathon

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- [The Rookie (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/3660)
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- [48 Hrs. (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/118)
- [Royal Warriors (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/30051)
- [The Hunted (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/20490)
- [The Yakuza (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/17360)
- [Murphy's Law (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/20691)
- [No Mercy (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/16022)
- [Rising Sun (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/3723)
- [The Presidio (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/6757)

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