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Release Date:
22 September 1989 (USA)
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Tagline:
An American Cop in Japan. Their country. Their laws. Their game. His rules. more
Plot:
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They...
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 1 nomination
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One of the Top Cop thrillers of the last century, supremely underrated.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Michael Douglas | ... | Nick |
 | Andy Garcia | ... | Charlie |
 | Ken Takakura | ... | Masahiro |
 | Kate Capshaw | ... | Joyce |
| Yusaku Matsuda | ... | Sato |
| Shigeru Kôyama | ... | Ohashi (as Shigeru Koyama) |
 | John Spencer | ... | Oliver |
| Guts Ishimatsu | ... | Katayama |
| Yûya Uchida | ... | Nashida |
| Tomisaburo Wakayama | ... | Sugai |
| Miyuki Ono | ... | Miyuki |
 | Luis Guzmán | ... | Frankie (as Luis Guzman) |
| John Costelloe | ... | The Kid (as John A. Costelloe) |
 | Stephen Root | ... | Berg |
| Richard Riehle | ... | Crown |
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Runtime:
125 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby SR (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Netherlands:16 |
Brazil:14 |
New Zealand:M |
Australia:M |
Argentina:18 |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:U |
Norway:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:16 |
Singapore:M18 |
Iceland:16
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Average Shot Length & Median Shot Length = ~3.5 seconds
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Revealing mistakes: Obvious stunt double for Conklin during the motorcycle chase near the end of the film.
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Nick Conklin:
Sugai-san, I am the solution... to your problems.
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Micheal Douglas has always been, at least for me, one of the better actors to portray a cop on screen. Very believable, very real, he just has a natural feel for this type of role. I think its due to the fact he starred as one on TV in "The Streets of San Francisco". Everything blends in this cop thriller. It oozes style and panache. It also has an underlying emotional core that I think gets underrated by critics. Douglas as Nick Conklin has some fine moments playing off the characters played by Andy Garcia, Kate Capshaw and especially Ken Takakura. This movie combines excellent acting, gorgeous cinematography, great atmosphere, along with some solid action set pieces...and gets it right. Director Ridley Scott brings all his cinematic guns to bear and spins these elements into a definitive police action thriller. I loved this flick when I saw it in 1989 and I still do. It may not be as audacious as when it premiered, time has seen to that(ex.action scenes have really gone virtual reality)but it's still a respectable addition to your DVD library. And of that fact there is no gray area!