Black Rain 1989  R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kate Capshaw, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Yusaku Matsuda, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Shigeru Koyama, Yuya Uchida, Miyuki Ono, John Spencer, Guts Ishimatsu, Luis Guzman, John Costelloe, Stephen Root, Richard Riehle
American police detective Nick Conklin (Michael Douglas) and his partner Charlie Vincent (Andy Garcia) take a Japanese yakuza gangster, Sato (Yusaku Matsuda), back to Osaka where he is to go on trial for murder. But, they inadvertently hand Sato over to yakuza members who are dressed like police. Now, Conklin is put in the position of trying to recapture Sato, and he gets help from Japanese cop Masahiro "Mas" Masumoto (Ken Takakura) and from bargirl Joyce Kingsley (Kate Capshaw) who has information on the yakuza gang. During the investigation, Vincent is killed, and Conklin and "Mas" blend their cultures to work on the crime together.
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Deadly Outlaw: Rekka 2002  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Violent Fire
Director: Takashi Miike
Cast: Riki Takeuchi, Ryosuke Miki, Kenichi Endo, Mika Katsumura, Sonny Chiba, Yuya Uchida, Tetsuro Tamba, Miho Nomoto, Rikiya Yasuoka
When his leader and father figure is killed by a rival gang, Kunisada (Riki Takeuchi) takes off with his sidekick (Kenich Endo) to avenge the killing.
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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence 1983 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nagisa Oshima
Cast: David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano, Jack Thompson, Johnny Okura, Alistair Browning, James Malcolm, Chris Broun, Yuya Uchida
As a New Zealand officer in a Japanese POW camp, Major Jack "Strafer" Celliers (David Bowie) becomes intrigued with the Asian culture, which leads to his comrades considering him a traitor.
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| 1. Black Rain (1989)
2. Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)
aka: Violent Fire
3. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
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