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Rising Sun

starring: Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, Harvey Keitel, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Kevin Anderson
directed by: Philip Kaufman

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: CONNERY,SEAN/SNIPES
EAN: 0086162126291
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 21, 2002
Running Time: 129 minutes
Sales Rank: 10082
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: July 30, 1993



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Description:
A Los Angeles special liaison officer (Wesley Snipes) is called in to investigate the murder of a call-girl in the boardroom of a Japanese corporation. Accompanied by a detective with unusual knowledge of the Japanese culture (Sean Connery), the two men must unravel the mystery behind the murder by entering an underground 'shadow world' of futuristic technology, ancient ways and confusing loyalties.

Amazon.com:
Author Michael Crichton and director Philip Kaufman had a falling-out over the script for this film, based on Crichton's best-selling novel (which was controversial for its take on the Japanese invasion of American business in the early '90s). Kaufman ultimately won, doing an above-average job creating a murder mystery based on the culture clash between Los Angeles cops and Japanese multinational business interests. When a prostitute is murdered at the opening of a new L.A. headquarters for a Japanese company, detective Wesley Snipes is forced to call upon retired cop (and Japanophile) Sean Connery to help solve the murder. But he runs into obstruction from the Japanese, as well as a high-tech cover-up, while having to deal with anti-Japanese sentiments from people on his own team. Intriguing if overlong. --Marshall Fine



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Much Better Audio
This "Blu-ray" version is excellent. The video portion is much smoother and the audio is "far superior" ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Blackmail of a Senator
Rising Sun concerns the struggle to win and at what expense. It's story begins with the news that Senator ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - One of Crichton's best novels becomes a below-par thriller
Rising Sun is a textbook example of how to take a sure-fire, can't lose property and cock it up completely. ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Good but disappointing murder mystery
What works the best in Philip Kaufman's film version of the Michael Crichton novel is when we follow Web Smith ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - True!
The 25Th century quality makes good business sense. Good music! prefect movie for a Christmas gift. Got one for ... Read More

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