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Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+10)
Critics 56Audiences 66GoodWatch 61
Metascore56
User score6.7
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 45 K ratings3.3/5
Box office
4.5×its budget
- Budget
- $30 M
- Worldwide
- $134 M
Worldwide it earned $104 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 5 min
A typical length for dramas, +16 min on the typical 109
typical 109125Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 15 countries, rent or buy in 66 more
+5Released
1989
September 22, 1989
37 years ago
Genres
DramaActionThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
JapaneseMade in
- United States
Academy Awards1990
- Sound1990Nominated
- Sound Editing1990Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 36 more53 people
- Michael DouglasNick Conklin
- Andy GarciaCharlie Vincent
- Ken TakakuraMasahiro
- Kate CapshawJoyce
- Yūsaku MatsudaSato
- Shigeru KōyamaOhashi
- John SpencerOliver
- Yuya UchidaNashida
Guts IshimatsuKatayama
Tomisaburō WakayamaSugai
Miyuki OnoMiyuki
Luis GuzmánFrankie
John CostelloeThe Kid
Stephen RootBerg
Richard RiehleCrown
Bruce KatzmanYudell
Tim KelleherBobby
Edmund IkedaJapanese Businessman- TNTomo NagasueJapanese Translator
Clem CasertaAbolofia- GKGeorge KyleFarentino
Vondie Curtis-HallDetective- JPJoe PerceDetective
- LCLouis CantariniDetective
Directing · 8
- Ridley Scott Director
- Bobby Bass Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Aldric La'Auli Porter First Assistant Director
- Benjamin Rosenberg First Assistant Director
- Dennis Maguire Second Unit First Assistant Director
- Luca Kouimelis Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Craig Bolotin Screenplay, Executive Producer
- Warren Lewis Screenplay
Production · 32
- Julie Kirkham Executive Producer
- Sherry Lansing Producer
- Stanley R. Jaffe Producer
- Dianne Crittenden Casting
- Nobuaki Murooka Casting
- Alan Poul Associate Producer
Camera · 19
- Jan de Bont Director of Photography
- Alexander Witt Camera Operator
- David James Still Photographer
- Craig Haagensen Camera Operator
- Cal Roberts First Assistant Camera
- Michael J. Coo Dolly Grip
Editing · 7
- Tom Rolf Editor
- William Webb First Assistant Editor
- William D. Gordean Additional Editor
- Nancy Frazen Assistant Editor
- Deborah Peretz Assistant Editor
- Aubrey Head Color Timer
Sound · 30
- Hans Zimmer Original Music Composer
- Milton C. Burrow Supervising Sound Editor
- William L. Manger Supervising Sound Editor
- Greg P. Russell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Kevin O'Connell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- James Flamberg Supervising Music Editor
Art · 22
- Norris Spencer Production Design
- Leslie Bloom Set Decoration
- Richard C. Goddard Set Decoration
- John M. Dwyer Set Decoration
- John Jay Moore Art Direction
- Anthony Goldschmidt Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 21
- Ellen Mirojnick Costume Design
- Kenneth Walker Prosthetic Makeup Artist
- Richard Alonzo Prosthetic Makeup Artist
- Kathryn Blondell Hairstylist
- Neal Martz Prosthetic Makeup Artist
- Fred C. Blau Jr. Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Stan Parks Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 5
- James 'Packy' Dolan Chief Lighting Technician
- John W. DeBlau Chief Lighting Technician
- Jerry DeBlau Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- Ed Ayer Chief Lighting Technician
- Ted J. Kredo Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Other crew · 41
- Yūsaku Matsuda In Memory Of
- Al Leong Stunts
- Kenny Endoso Stunts
- Gregory J. Barnett Stunts
- Al Goto Stunts
- Gary Davis Stunts
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