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| Directed by | Philip Kaufman |
| Produced by | Peter Kaufman |
| Written by | Michael Crichton Philip Kaufman Michael Backes |
| Starring | Sean Connery Wesley Snipes |
| Music by | Tōru Takemitsu |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | July 30, 1993 |
| Running time | 125 min. Philip Kaufman (born October 23, 1936) is an American Film director and Screenwriter from Chicago Illinois. John Michael Crichton, ˈkraɪtən, (born October 23 1942 is an American author Film producer, Film director, Medical doctor, and Television producer Philip Kaufman (born October 23, 1936) is an American Film director and Screenwriter from Chicago Illinois. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American Actor, Film producer, and Martial artist. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> was a Japanese Composer and writer on Aesthetics and Music theory Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) |
| Language | English |
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Rising Sun is a 1993 film directed by Philip Kaufman. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages Philip Kaufman (born October 23, 1936) is an American Film director and Screenwriter from Chicago Illinois. The film stars Sean Connery (who was also the executive producer), Wesley Snipes, Harvey Keitel and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American Actor, Film producer, and Martial artist. Harvey Keitel (born 13 May 1939 is an Academy Award -nominated American actor is a Japanese American actor In addition to his extensive film work he has appeared on television in Star Trek The Next Generation - " Encounter Kaufman, Michael Crichton and Michael Backes wrote the screenplay, which was based on Crichton's novel Rising Sun. John Michael Crichton, ˈkraɪtən, (born October 23 1942 is an American author Film producer, Film director, Medical doctor, and Television producer Rising Sun is a 1992 internationally best-selling Novel by Michael Crichton about a Murder in the Los Angeles headquarters of
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Plot
Lt. Web Smith (Snipes) is a police detective called in to investigate the death of an American woman at a party in the offices of a Japanese corporation. Former police captain John Connor (Connery) tells him that there's more going on than meets the eye.
Distribution and response
The Japanese release of the movie has an edited dialogue between Web Smith and Jingo Asakuma. In the original version, Jingo says, "Do you know the term 'hisabetsu burakumin'?", referring to burakumin minority in Japan. Burakumin (ja {{linktext 部 落 民}} buraku, tribe + min, people is a term often used to describe a Japanese social Minority group. In the Japanese release, the original dialogue is replaced by "Do you know the term 'racial prejudice'?" No other changes to the dialogue were made.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Sean Connery | Capt. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish John Connor |
| Wesley Snipes | Lt. Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American Actor, Film producer, and Martial artist. Webster "Web" Smith |
| Harvey Keitel | Lt. Harvey Keitel (born 13 May 1939 is an Academy Award -nominated American actor Tom Graham |
| Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | Eddie Sakamura |
| Mako | Yoshida-san |
| Ray Wise | Senator Morton |
| Tia Carrere | Jingo Asakuma |
| Steve Buscemi | Willy "The Weasel" Wilhelm |
| Tatjana Patitz | Cheryl Lynn Austin |
Reaction
Box office performance
Rising Sun was released on 30 July 1993 in 1,510 theaters across the US. is a Japanese American actor In addition to his extensive film work he has appeared on television in Star Trek The Next Generation - " Encounter was an Academy Award -nominated American Actor. Many of his acting roles credited him simply as "Mako" omitting his surname Ray Wise (born August 29 1947) is an American Actor, known for his roles as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks, as Tia Carrere (born January 2 1967) is an American actress, model, and Singer, perhaps most widely known for her role Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi (bʊˈsɛmi born December 13, 1957) is an Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American Tatjana Patitz (born March 25, 1966) is a German model and Actress. It grossed $15,195,941 (24. 1% of total gross) on its opening weekend. During its run in theaters, the film grossed $63,179,523 (58. 9%) in the US and $44,019,267 (41. 1%) overseas for a worldwide total of $107,198,790. The film spent six weeks in the Top 10.
Awards and critical reception
Rising Sun won the ASCAP Award in the category of Top Box Office Films in 1994, and was nominated for a PFS Award in the category for best Exposé in 1994.
External links
- Rising Sun at the Internet Movie Database
- Rising Sun at Yahoo! Movies
- Rising Sun at Rotten Tomatoes
- Rising Sun at Box Office Mojo
- Rising Sun at Allmovie
- Rising Sun at Metacritic
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