Decent cop thriller, but considering the cast and crew, this should be a classic. Either way, it's still entertaining enough. The culture clash plays well.

I want to like this one so much. It's very flawed, but there's a lot of good here. It looks great, the culture clash aspect works well, the performances are great, but the story is just too weak. It should be a classic, but I can only really give it a strong 7.

This movie was terrible. I like Michael Douglas but his rogue cop who plays by his own rules down not work in this movie. He's sleazy enough as is, it's hard for me to like him as this type of cop. It's not sleazy in a bad way, it's sleazy in a way that works like gangbusters in movies like The Game or Wall Street. But here it just feels dirty. Also annoying is the 1980's portrayal of Japanese culture and how badass and correct "the American way" is. I think we're supposed to watch him being an asshole to everyone and be like, "hell yeah, it's our way or the highway" but in 2016's eyes it's laughable. It's almost all forgivable with that hysterically dorky thumbs up Douglas gives at the end. Too funny. (A completely unnecessary and nitpicky side note: This is the second film where I have been floored by how hairy Andy Garcia is. The first was The Untouchables. In this movie he undoes his tie and boom, it looks like they had to take a chainsaw to the rug on his chest so we could see his neck. It's crazy!)

“I’m a cop. I do my job.” Black Rain thrives on atmosphere. Neon lights, steel, and long stretches of silence — Ridley Scott turns Osaka into a cold, foreign landscape where honor and duty collide. Ironically, despite the title, there’s surprisingly little actual rain. What falls instead is tension. Michael Douglas doesn’t play a conventional hero but a stubborn professional who gradually learns that respect is earned, not imposed. The film works less as a straightforward action thriller and more as a clash of cultures and mentalities. Controlled, restrained, and visually precise — its gravitas comes from mood rather than spectacle. A hard-edged, atmospheric 80s thriller with a clear identity… even if the weather forecast promised more precipitation.

A great action thriller about the Japanese Mafia, the Yakuza. A classic of 1980s cop-action movies