Black Rain 1989 | 80's Movie Guide

Taglines: A cop on the edge, a conspiracy in the rise, a killer on the loose.. Black Rain movie synopsis. 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. In Japan, however, he manages to escape. 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. Black Rain is a 1989 American action thriller film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Michael Douglas, Andy García, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw and Yusaku Matsuda. The story centers on two New York City police officers who arrest a member of the Yakuza and must escort him back to Japan. Once there, he escapes, and the two police officers find themselves dragged deeper and deeper into the Japanese underworld. Black Rain (1989) Directed by: Ridley Scott Starring: Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw, Yûsaku Matsuda, Shigeru Kôyama, John Spencer, Guts Ishimatsu, Luis Guzmán, John Costelloe Screenplay by: Craig Bolotin, Warren Lewis Production Design by: Norris Spencer Cinematography by: Jan de Bont Film Editing by: Tom Rolf Costume Design by: Ellen Mirojnick Set Decoration by: Leslie Bloom, John M. Dwyer, Richard C. Goddard, Alan Hicks Art Direction by: John Jay Moore, Herman F. Zimmerman Music by: Hans Zimmer Distributed by: Paramount Pictures Release Date: September 22, 1989