![]() At the very end of the movie, Nick has to attempt to catch Sato on a motorcycle. Chekhov's Skill: The first scene of the movie involves Nick participating in and winning a motorcycle street race.By-the-Book Cop: Mas is a principled cop who does good work, and does it by the book, although being around Nick convinces him that there are times when rules need to be bent for the greater good.Matsumoto Masahiro: Assistant Inspector Matsumoto Masahiro, Criminal Investigation section, Osaka Prefecture police. Nick Conklin: Just hope they got a Nip in this building who speaks fucking English. Bilingual Backfire: Nick has a habit of assuming that the Japanese don't understand him when they don't immediately respond, only to run headfirst into this trope.Big Bad: Koji Sato, The Unfettered gangster looking to claim control of a large section of the Japanese underworld.Sato just happens to lead a gang of biker criminals as well. Badass Biker: Nick himself is one, as he participates in street races for cash and is implied to win in most cases.Or the various documentaries about the end of WWII with similar titles. Or the Masuji Ibuse novel of the same name ( later filmed by Shohei Imamura, also released in 1989). Not to be confused with Peter Weir's The Last Wave, which was released in America as Black Rain. Ĭompare with The Yakuza, a Sydney Pollack film with a similar plot but a different take on themes. The film was nominated for Oscars in Best Sound and Best Sound Effects Editing. Older detective Masahiro Matsumoto becomes their guide as they get drawn deeper and deeper into the Yakuza's underworld, an underworld which is on the brink of a major confrontation. (Not that most of the local cops want anything to do with the pair of them). Turns out those other guys were Sato's men.ĭesperate not to give further fuel to IA, (and maybe to just do something right) Nick insists on staying in Japan to assist the Japanese police catch Sato. and then about a minute later the real detectives show up looking for Sato. Looks like it's time to relax and take it easy on a nice little vacation. ![]() Before they're even off the plane, they are met by a couple of detectives who take Sato off their hands. To get Nick out of the way of the IA investigation, and let him clear his head, their captain has Nick and Charlie escort Sato back to Osaka. ![]() It turns out the guy they caught is called Sato, and he's a notorious member of the Yakuza who is at the top of the wanted lists back in Japan. ![]() Nick and Charlie go after them, and after a tough chase that nearly costs Nick his life, they manage to bring the leader in. Then a second group of Japanese men come into the restaurant, kill that first group, then flee. But things really got interesting one day when he was eating lunch with his partner Charlie Vincent, and they happen to look over and see a known Mafia capo eating lunch and doing business with some Japanese gentlemen. His ex-wife, the alimony payments, the rest of his bills, his kids, the occasional motorcycle street race and the Internal Affairs department investigating him for corruption were more than enough to keep him busy. Hans Zimmer composed most of the soundtrack, with "Laserman" being the work of Ryuichi Sakamoto.ĭetective Nick Conklin didn't need any more complications in his life. His rules."īlack Rain is a 1989 American action-thriller film, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Michael Douglas, Andy García, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw and Yusaku Matsuda. ![]()
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