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Black rain. Cover Image Video Video

Black rain.

Summary: Director Ridley Scott's international crime thriller stars Michael Douglas as Mike Conklin, a New York detective under investigation for corruption. When yakuza hit man Sato (Yusaku Matsuda) kills two American mobsters in New York, he's extradited to Osaka to face trial, with Conklin and Charlie Vincent (Andy Garcia) as his escorts. Mistakenly turning over their prisoner to yakuza disguised as police, Conklin and Vincent realize, after running down some blind alleys, that they have no chance of finding Sato in the unfamiliar city and enlist the services of Japanese desk cop Masahiro "Mas" Masumoto (Ken Takakura). While relaxing with Mas at a karaoke bar, the cops also get information on the world of the yakuza from Joyce Kinglsey (Kate Capshaw), a high-class bargirl. As they continue the search for Sato, the scrupulous, methodical, and civilized style of Japanese police work rubs the improvisational, rule-breaking Americans the wrong way. But when Vincent is murdered, Mas and Conklin realize that success will come only through a blending of investigative and cultural styles. The almost impenetrably sooty, neon-saturated city of Osaka is superbly photographed by future director Jan de Bont.

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  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (125 min.) : digital, sound, color
    remote
    Computer data.
  • Publisher: [United States] : Paramount Pictures, [2013]
  • Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]

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General Note:
CatMonthString:april.21
Multi-User.
Originally released as a motion picture by Paramount Pictures, 1989.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Directed by Ridley Scott.
Participant or Performer Note: Michael Douglas (Nick), Andy Garcia (Charlie), Ken Takakura (Masahiro), Kate Capshaw (Joyce), Yusaku Matsuda (Sato), Tomisaburo Wakayama (Sugai).
Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Streaming video.
Target Audience Note:
Rated R.
System Details Note:
Content available as a streaming video.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Access may be limited to affiliated libraries.
Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Issuing Body Note:
Made available online by publisher.
Source of Description Note:
Title from distributor's web site (viewed February 1, 2015).
Subject: Multi-User.
Yakuza -- Japan -- Drama
Gangsters -- Japan -- Drama
Detectives -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
Detectives -- Japan -- Drama
Genre: Streaming video.

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