Rising Sun (1993)

Directed by

Philip Kaufman

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film, thriller film, mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 845 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two detectives investigate the murder of a woman in a Los Angeles office building. The case involves a powerful Japanese corporation and leads to a tense cultural clash.

tensesuspensefulbroodingcorporate intrigueuneasydeliberateatmosphericgritty

What happens

Rising Sun is a 1993 American buddy cop crime thriller film directed by Philip Kaufman, who also wrote the screenplay with Michael Crichton and Michael Backes. The film stars Sean Connery (who was also an executive producer), Wesley Snipes, Harvey Keitel, Tia Carrere, Mako and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. It was based on Michael Crichton's 1992 novel Rising Sun. Rising Sun was released by 20th Century Fox on July 30, 1993. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics and grossed $107.2 million against a $40 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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