Rising Sun (1993)

Rising Sun

Directed by:   Philip Kaufman Written by:   Michael Crichton novel   Philip Kaufman screenplay Genre Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery Synopsis At a celebration over the completed joint venture between a Japanese company and a US defence contractor a young woman is found strangled... Filmed in USA Runtime 125 min Average Rating (3.5 on 5)

Casting:

	Sean Connery	Capt John Connor
	Wesley Snipes	Lt Web Smith
	Harvey Keitel	Lt Tom Graham
	Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	Eddie Sakamura
	Kevin Anderson	Bob Richmond
	Mako	Yoshida-san
	Ray Wise	Senator John Morton
	Stan Egi	Ishihara
	Stan Shaw	Phillips
	Tia Carrere	Jingo Asakuma
	Steve Buscemi	Willy 'the Weasel' Wilhelm
	Tatjana Patitz	Cheryl Lynn Austin
	Peter Crombie	Greg
	Sam Lloyd	Rick
	Alexandra Powers	Julia

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