Seeking out the
5000 greatest films
in a century of cinema
Black Rain
Directed by
Ridley Scott
Produced by Stanley R. Jaffe and Sherry Lansing
Written by Craig Bolotin and Warren Lewis
Produced by Stanley R. Jaffe and Sherry Lansing
Written by Craig Bolotin and Warren Lewis
With:
Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw, Yûsaku Matsuda, Shigeru Kôyama, John Spencer, Guts Ishimatsu, Yûya Uchida, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Miyuki Ono, Luis Guzmán, John Costelloe, Stephen Root, Richard Riehle, and Bruce Katzman
Cinematography:
Jan de Bont
Editing: Tom Rolf
Music: Hans Zimmer
Editing: Tom Rolf
Music: Hans Zimmer
Runtime:
125 min
Release Date: 22 September 1989
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 22 September 1989
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Michael Douglas is a corrupt New York cop assigned to Japan in Ridley Scott's shameless exercise in style (meaning neon backlit water hitting buildings) over substance (meaning a bag of prefab cliches, absurd characters, and a stunning disregard of logic).