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22/09/1989 Drama, Action, Thriller 2h 5m
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An American cop in Japan. Their country. Their laws. Their game. His rules.

Overview

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.

  1. Ridley Scott

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Michael Douglas

    Nick Conklin

  2. Andy Garcia

    Charlie Vincent

  3. Ken Takakura

    Masahiro

  4. Kate Capshaw

    Joyce

  5. Yūsaku Matsuda

    Sato

  6. Shigeru Kōyama

    Ohashi

  7. John Spencer

    Oliver

  8. Yuya Uchida

    Nashida

  9. Guts Ishimatsu

    Katayama

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-07-01
The fact that the words "produced in association with Michael Douglas" appear on the credits before the name of the director (Ridley Scott) tells us much of what we need to know about this crime thriller. It is a project for and about Michael Douglas and it isn't very good. He ("Conklin") is a New York cop, and a bent one at that. Together with his oppo "Charlie" (Andy Garcia) he witnesses a Yakuza killing in a restaurant. Apprehending the culprit, they are tasked with repatriating him to Japan but manage to cock up the prisoner delivery when the plane lands. Determined to track down his miscr...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$30,000,000.00

Revenue
$134,212,055.00

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