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Black Rain

Movie·1989·Drama, Action, Thriller·2h 5m·6.6 (1,238)·Directed by Ridley Scott

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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.

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Michael DouglasMichael DouglasNick ConklinAndy GarciaAndy GarciaCharlie VincentKen TakakuraKen TakakuraMasahiroKate CapshawKate CapshawJoyceYūsaku MatsudaYūsaku MatsudaSatoShigeru KōyamaShigeru KōyamaOhashiJohn SpencerJohn SpencerOliverYuya UchidaYuya UchidaNashida

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