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30 July 1993 (USA) morePlot:
At the offices of a Japanese corporation, during a party, a woman, who's evidently a professional mistress... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Snipes "Owed Taxes on $38 Million" (From WENN. 14 January 2008)
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(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 27 February 2004)
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High-Tech Whodunnit more (50 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sean Connery | ... | Capt. John Connor | |
| Wesley Snipes | ... | Lt. Webster Smith | |
| Harvey Keitel | ... | Lt. Tom Graham | |
| Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | ... | Eddie Sakamura | |
| Kevin Anderson | ... | Bob Richmond | |
| Mako | ... | Yoshida-san | |
| Ray Wise | ... | Senator John Morton | |
| Stan Egi | ... | Ishihara | |
| Stan Shaw | ... | Phillips | |
| Tia Carrere | ... | Jingo Asakuma | |
| Steve Buscemi | ... | Willy 'the Weasel' Wilhelm | |
| Tatjana Patitz | ... | Cheryl Lynn Austin | |
| Peter Crombie | ... | Greg | |
| Sam Lloyd | ... | Rick | |
| Alexandra Powers | ... | Julia |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
125 min | USA:129 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Australia:M (TV rating) | Iceland:16 | Philippines:R-18 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:RFilming Locations:
Japanese Garden, Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant - 6100 Woodley Avenue, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA moreFun Stuff
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The Sempai/Kohai relationship is touched upon during the movie, however there were a couple of problems. In Japan, "Sempai" is often used as an address and as a show of respect to one's superior. "Kohai", on the other hand, can be considered offensive when used to address someone directly, as it is "putting someone in their place." Hence Sean Connery's character effectively insults Wesley Snipes' character throughout the movie. Given that Connery's character is supposed to be well versed in Japanese customs, this action should be taken very seriously. "Kohai" is normally used as a reference, not an address. For example: Wesley is the Kohai of Sean. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Senator Morton receives a color fax on a machine far too simple a model to accept one. moreSoundtrack:
LATIN LINGO moreFAQ
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This movie is not always easy to understand but if you give it a couple of looks, which it is worthy of doing, all the pieces finally fit and it's a good two hours of entertainment.
This modern-day crime movie may have a lack of action compared to others of its genre but it never loses your attention. Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes and Harvey Keitel star, along with Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Kevin Anderson, Mako and Tia Carrere. This is a high-tech story (at least for 1993) as two cops try to figure out who murdered a woman. It's Japanese-big business-politics intrigue with surveillance cameras being the key to figuring out a murder.
Connery and Snipes complement each other as a "buddy" cop duo with Connery being mostly responsible for making this story interesting. The still-suave ex-James Bond plays the cool veteran and it's fun to watch him operate.
The only complaint I might have is the ending, a stupid romance-type story with Snipes and Carrere that was very post-climactic and not needed.