Rising Sun
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
20th Century Fox  (1993) 125 mins R

6.0 (13,203 votes)
During a party at a Japanese corporation, an American woman is found dead. Police detective Lt. Webster Smith (Wesley Snipes) is assigned the investigation, but on the way there he gets a call instructing him to pick up former Capt. John Connor (Sean Connery), an expert on Japanese Affairs. Arriving at the scene, Webster concludes that the evidence points to murder. Connor, however, thinks there is a lot more going on. As the investigation continues, there is indeed a lot more to it....

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Cast and Crew
Sean Connery  ......  John Connor
Wesley Snipes  ......  Web Smith
Harvey Keitel  ......  Tom Graham
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa  ......  Eddie Sakamura
Kevin Anderson  ......  Bob Richmond
Ray Wise  ......  Senator John Morton
Director  .....  Philip Kaufman
Producer  .....  Ian Bryce; Sean Connery; Peter Kaufman
Writer  .....  Philip Kaufman; Michael Crichton
Cinematography  .....  Michael Chapman
Musician  .....  Tôru Takemitsu
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Web and Connor drive in the rain and only Web is shown, the passenger side windscreen wiper reaches the area that is wiped by the other blade. When both Web and Connor are shown, the wiper's travel is shorter and it does not reach the area wiped by the other blade. (more)

Trivia:
Michael Crichton, author of the book and co-author of the screenplay, wrote the part of Connor with Sean Connery in mind. (more)

Filming Locations:
Japanese Garden, Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant - 6100 Woodley Avenue, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
John Connor: They say if you resort to violence, then you've already lost. (more)

Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination (more)