Black Rain Franchise Guide: Movie Facts and Legacy

Black Rain (1989) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. An American cop in Japan. Their country. Their laws. Their game. His rules.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

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

About Black Rain

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.

More like Black Rain

• The Outsider
• The Yakuza
• Transporter 3
• Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
• The Last Days of American Crime
• Code of Silence
• Crying Freeman
• Out for Justice

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