Black Rain (1989)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

An American cop in Japan. Their country. Their laws. Their game. His rules.

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.

• Released: 1989-09-22
• Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller
• Runtime: 2h 5m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 1,292 votes

Directed by Ridley Scott.

Top cast

• Michael Douglas as Nick Conklin
• Andy Garcia as Charlie Vincent
• Ken Takakura as Masahiro
• Kate Capshaw as Joyce
• Yūsaku Matsuda as Sato
• Shigeru Kōyama as Ohashi
• John Spencer as Oliver
• Yuya Uchida as Nashida
• Guts Ishimatsu as Katayama
• Tomisaburō Wakayama as Sugai

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Black Rain

• United States: stream on MGM Plus; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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