Rising Sun

1993

Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 33% · 40 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 40% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 48421 48.4K

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Plot summary

When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Connor has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences make their progress difficult until a security disc showing the murder turns up. Close scrutiny proves the disc has been doctored, and the detectives realize they're dealing with a cover-up as well.


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Sean Connery as Capt. John Connor
Steve Buscemi as Willy 'the Weasel' Wilhelm
Tia Carrere as Jingo Asakuma
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Tweekums 7 / 10

Interesting if slightly dated thriller

This is a fairly solid thriller with great performances from Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes as Capt. Connor and Lt. Smith, two Los Angeles police officers called in when a woman is found dead on the boardroom table of a Japanese company.

When the officers arrive at the crime scene they find their investigations are being impeded by the Japanese who are desperate to avoid a scandal at a time when they are negotiating to take over a major US defence contractor. After a couple of hours stonewalling they hand over the discs for the boardroom's security cameras which appears to show the murder being committed by the victim's boyfriend. There are however the possibilities that it wasn't murder but kinky sex that went too far or that the camera footage has been edited.

As the investigations continue it appears that somebody does not want the case to be solved, Smith finds an allegation of corruption being made even though he'd been cleared of it years before and Connor is accused of being anti-Japanese which is a bit of a surprise given that his police colleagues suspect that he'd gone native while living in Japan.

In some ways the film seems somewhat dated, Japan no longer has the sort of economy that is able to buy up any Western company they want and technological advances mean that the idea that video can be doctored is no longer shocking but something we take for granted. That doesn't spoil the film though as it is a decent story which is well acted, hhile Connery and Snipes are clearly the stars the film includes good actors like Harvey Keitel and Steve Buscemi in relatively minor roles.

Reviewed by preppy-3 6 / 10

OK on its own terms

A woman is strangled to death while having sex in a Japaneses' corporation building. Lt. Webster Smith (Wesley Snipes) and Japan expert Captain John Connor (Sean Connery) are assigned to solve it. All the evidence points to her Japanese boyfriend but there's more to this than meets the eye.

Michael Crichtons novel was a frightening and powerful story about how it seemed (at the time) that Japanese corporations were taking over everything. As an adaptation to that this is a joke. Smith is made black for no good reason, the anti-Japanese slant was toned down a lot, there was no romantic interest between Snipes and Tia Carrere as is shown in this movie and the identity of the killer was completely changed! It really destroyed the book. But, if you ignore the book, this is OK on its own terms.

It's well done and written and there's some good acting by Connery, Ray Wise (as a slimy senator), Harvey Keitel (as a cop) and Steve Buscemi (still not sure what he was). But the story is way too convoluted, goes on far too long and has an ending which is more than confusing. Also Connery and Snipes do not work well together. There's no spark between them--they seem to be acting in different movies. There's also plenty of pointless female nudity. This lessens what could have been a good strong movie. So it's an OK thriller. Worth catching if you're a Connery fan. The book is much better.

Reviewed by ma-cortes 6 / 10

Mystery killing with politics background about East-West confrontation

The background of the film is the American-Japonese business competition in L.A. where a cop (Wesley Snipes) accused by corruption teams up with old man (Sean Connery) , expert on Japanese world . They're investigating a killing case filmed in videotape recording and located at an important corporation run by powerful manager (Mako)and it implicates a senator (Ray Wise) . The homicide is committed on a boardroom table while a beautiful prostitute is strangled when having sex with her lover , being prime suspect a Japanese executive (Gary -Hiroyuki Tagawa). The identity of the murderer is taken by a security camera on a missing disk . Meantime , another tough police( Harvey Keitel) is also investigating and they're helped by a gorgeous video expert (Tia Carrere). Soon discover on the final breaking point that even the truth can lie .

The tale mingles suspense , thriller , mystery , quick action , buddy movie and is quite entertaining . However , the complicated script contains some flaws and gaps , originating fails on credibility but gets its nice moments here and there . Based on controversial novel by Michael Crichton , it is adapted by Philip Kaufman and Crichton, blending business, Japanese customs, high technology and international politics, turning out some confusing and silly . For that reason, the screenplay was rewritten several times, focusing more the killing suspense and relying heavily on relationship between two leads and the differences US-Japan . Michael Crichton, author of the book and co-author of the screenplay, wrote the part of Connor with Sean Connery in mind. Writers Michael Crichton and Michael Backes quit the project largely over disagreement with director Philip Kaufman that one of the lead characters should be changed into an African-American . Evocative Japanese music score by Takemitsu (Kurosawa's usual musician) and appropriate cinematography with stylized camera techniques by Michael Chapman . This one gets acceptable direction by Philip Kaufman (Quills, Right stuff, Body snatchers) . The film will appeal to Wesley Snipes and Sean Connery fans.

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