# Rising Sun (1993)

> A Los Angeles detective and a Japanese-affairs expert uncover a dangerous corporate conspiracy behind a suspicious death.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3723

## Facts

- Runtime: 129 min
- Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Philip Kaufman
- Cast: Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, Tia Carrere, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Harvey Keitel, Mako, Stan Egi, Kevin Anderson
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107969/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, paranoid, glossy, crime thriller night, 1990s movie marathon

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- [Snake Eyes (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/4175)
- [L.A. Confidential (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/1464)
- [Homicide (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/13617)
- [The Two Jakes (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/20514)
- [The Glimmer Man (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/4800)
- [The Presidio (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/6757)
- [Street Kings (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/881)

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