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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1989 DVD Release: 02/16/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Studio: Paramount Total Copies: 1 Genres: Thriller, Action Thriller, Chase Movie See Also: Black Rain [Special Collector's Edition], Black Rain [Blu-ray], Black Rain [HD DVD], Black Rain [Special Collector's Edition], Black Rain [I Love the 80's Edition] [Bonus CD], Black Rain [Collector's Edition] [Blu-ray]

Under scrutiny by his superiors for allegedly dipping into confiscated drug money, New York vice cop Michael Douglas can expect no sympathy from his ex-wife, who is gouging him for alimony. Douglas gets a chance to redeem himself when he is assigned to escort Japanese mob boss Yusaku Matsuda back to his own country to stand trial. Upon arriving in Osaka, Douglas and his partner Andy Garcia are tricked into releasing their prisoner. Now on the outs with both the American and Japanese police authorities, Douglas is forced to deal with the Yakuza-the Japanese equivalent of the Mafia-to retrieve the elusive Matsuda. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Michael Douglas - Nick Conklin
Andy Garcia - Charlie Vincent
Ken Takakura - Mashahiro Matsumoto
Kate Capshaw - Joyce Kingsley
Shigeru Koyama - Ohashi
Yusaku Matsuda - Sato

Ridley Scott's cop drama Black Rain comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. An English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1, while a second English track and a French soundtrack have been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. There are no subtitles, but both English soundtracks are closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include a theatrical trailer. This disc certainly delivers the movie, but fails to engage beyond that. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide