Rising Sun (1993)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1884 movies items)

" 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 and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. It was based on Michael Crichton's 1992 novel of the same name. At the offices of a Japanese corporation, during a party, a woman, who's evidently a professional mistress, is found dead, apparently aft"

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s (1884 movies items)

" 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 and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. It was based on Michael Crichton's 1992 novel of the same name. At the offices of a Japanese corporation, during a party, a woman, who's evidently a professional mistress, is found dead, apparently aft"

The 20th Century Fox Story (1990-1999) (155 movies items)

"Released on July 30, 1993"

Movies Viewed in 2023 (578 movies items)

" First Viewing Viewing Date: July 16th Via: Blu-ray Plot: When an escort girl is found dead in the offices of a Japanese company in Los Angeles, detectives Web Smith and John Connor act as liaison between the company's executives and the investigating cop Tom Graham. Rating: 6.7/10 Why Did I Watch It? Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes."

Best Films of 1993 (100 movies items)

"Kinda bad, but not actually trying to be."

An average movie

“I already saw this movie but since it was a while back, I thought I might as well check it out again. Well, the damned thing definitely had some potential. Indeed, I really liked the concept of mixing a neo-noir detective tale with a culture clash between Japan and the USA and the addition of a corporate war was also really neat. So, they seemed to have some very interesting ingredients to deliver a really solid thriller but, unfortunately, it all fell apart fairly quickly, I'm afraid. First of all, while most of the cast was good enough, Sean Connery was rather miscast in my opinion. Indeed, even though I always had a weak spot for this actor, he was never convincing as a supposedly expert in Japanese culture. It was also a mistake to add the private lives of the two main characters in th” read more

Films I've Seen in 2017 (July) (62 movies items)

"When: July 10th First-Time Viewing: Yes. How: DVD from my collection. What'd I Think?: Crichton adaptation is engaging and quasi-intelligent, lacks the novel's sharp bite and smooth pace. My Rating: 6/10 Other Notes: NA."

Collection: From Novel to Film (780 movies items)

" TITLE OF WRITTEN WORK: Rising Sun PUBLISHED FORMAT: novel AUTHOR/CREATOR: Michael Crichton ORIGINAL PUBLICATION YEAR: 1992 HAVE I READ: Yes NOTES: N/A "

Films watched in 2016 (283 movies items)

"Blu-ray - Friday 15.04.16"