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Rain Fall

  • 2009
  • 12
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
1.5K
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Rain Fall (2009)
ActionCrimeDramaThriller

A hit man looks to protect the daughter of one of his victims against CIA assassins.A hit man looks to protect the daughter of one of his victims against CIA assassins.A hit man looks to protect the daughter of one of his victims against CIA assassins.

  • Director
    • Max Mannix
  • Writers
    • Barry Eisler
    • Max Mannix
    • Dirk Hunter
  • Stars
    • Kippei Shîna
    • Gary Oldman
    • Kyôko Hasegawa
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Max Mannix
    • Writers
      • Barry Eisler
      • Max Mannix
      • Dirk Hunter
    • Stars
      • Kippei Shîna
      • Gary Oldman
      • Kyôko Hasegawa
    • 12User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Kippei Shîna
    Kippei Shîna
    • John Rain
    Gary Oldman
    Gary Oldman
    • William Holtzer
    Kyôko Hasegawa
    Kyôko Hasegawa
    • Midori Kawamura
    • (as Kyoko Hasegawa)
    Misa Shimizu
    Misa Shimizu
    • Yuko
    Dirk Hunter
    Dirk Hunter
    • Thomas Perryman
    Akira Emoto
    • Tatsu Ishikura
    Shigemitsu Ogi
    • Osada
    Toshiyuki Kitami
    • Tanaka
    Takeshi Wakamatsu
    • Benny Watanabe
    Takeo Nakahara
    Takeo Nakahara
    • Yasuhiro Kawamura
    Akira Hamada
    • Yamamoto
    Ryôsei Tayama
    Ryôsei Tayama
    • Matsumoto
    • (as Ryosei Tayama)
    Yûko Miyamoto
    Yûko Miyamoto
    • Naoko Kawamura
    Takumi Bando
    Takumi Bando
    • Ken
    Michael Hudson
    • Jones
    David McFall
    • CIA-# 1
    Ryland Lee
    • CIA-# 2
    Garthe Nelson
    • CIA-# 3
    • Director
      • Max Mannix
    • Writers
      • Barry Eisler
      • Max Mannix
      • Dirk Hunter
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    7paul_m_haakonsen

    Great Japanese thriller...

    Not being familiar with the novel upon which this movie is based, nor with the author in general, it was with a clean slate and no expectations that I sat down to watch "Rain Fall".

    I must say that I find it odd why the movie got such a low ranking on IMDb, because I found the movie to be rather interesting and captivating. It is a great political thriller/action movie a great amount of character development and a good flow to the movie. I especially like the way that the story was built up, you start out rooting for one side, then as the story progress, you switch sides and end up rooting for someone else entirely.

    The story takes place in Tokyo, where top ranking officials are being murdered and a flash-drive with highly valuable information is being sought by the Tokyo police, CIA, the Yakuza and ex-special forces John Rain. But in this race to acquire the memory stick with the information, who can you trust?

    "Rain Fall" was really nicely shot cinematography-wise. I like the angles used in the movie, and the usage of CCTV camera, that really added to the whole feel of the setting. Plus, the movie had some really great characters in it, characters with depths and personalities, where you got to have a deeper understanding for their motivations and their driving force.

    And it also helped, of course, that they had some really good actors and actresses to play the various roles and make the characters come to life. Kippei Shiina (playing John Rain) really did a great job and was the driving engine in the movie, acting-wise. And hats off to director Max Mannix for managing to pull this movie off and come out with this great end result.

    I was thoroughly entertained by this thriller, and was really caught up in the storyline. You are given bits and pieces of information continuously throughout the movie, but never enough to full grasp the wholeness of the plot. I liked that, because the story evolved and unfurled as you got deeper into the movie. And there was some nice plot twists throughout the movie as well.

    If you like Asian cinema, then "Rain Fall" is well worth checking out, as it is great suspense and entertainment from beginning up to the very end. And the ending of the movie was actually quite good, managing to get the movie to come full circle.
    6NateWatchesCoolMovies

    Decent Bourne style thriller. Gary Oldman is great.

    Rain Fall, like the meteorological event of its namesake, came and went with little fanfare when it was released. Based on one novel in a series by Barry Eisler, it follows John Rain (Kippei Shina), a Japanese assassin for hire who becomes deeply embroiled in a hunt for a mysterious flash drive, the contents of which could have nasty consequences if released. Between the Yakuza, Japanese government and the CIA, Rain has his plate full, especially when he has to take a young girl under his wing who is in danger from all factions involved. Gary Oldman makes twitchy work playing William Holtzer, the unsavoury and corrupt Token CIA station chief. He barks orders like he's in a Bourne film, bends rules and is a morally blank, ruthless A-hole. Oldman plays him without his usual villainous and eccentric flair, opting for a stressed out, nervy turn which suits the gloomy tone of the film. It is a drab yet exciting affair, the intrigue dimmed down to dull greys and muted gunfights that ebb and flow with a minimal pulse. Shina is awesome as Rain, and seems born to play the spy thriller protagonist. Under the radar is how this one plays it, an atmospheric cloak and dagger outing well worth a watch.
    6jeti269

    Who hired the assassin?

    Based on a book with the same title. It's about corruption and an assassin fending off several factions that includes a police detective who seems to be an honest one. Rain is trying to figure out what's really going on. Don't know why people keep comparing it to the Jason Bourne films. Rain is not a super soldier who has amnesia. Just not a fan of having to read subtitles for a long time depending on the scenes. Also some mushy scenes that sort of seem out of place for my taste but I suppose they have to show that Rain's got a soft mushy side, too. After all, he's not really such a bad person.
    7CaptWinkie

    Nice Middle-of-the-Road

    This isn't a tragic love story or a bloody kill-fest inside a strip club (or a Bourne rip-off) but it's still decidedly oriental in its flavor and content.

    CIA office in Japan headed up by Gary Oldman's character decides to outdo the Yakuza by controlling the country rather than just the police force and a few politicians--they could blackmail and extort high government officials, running Japan from behind the scenes and skimmimg rich profits.

    Another character in the office of the CIA decides to reveal the blackmail scheme or contents to a reporter and creates a flash drive for that purpose but gets intercepted before the transfer. That's the McGuffin and the premise for the rest of the movie--nothing at all like Bourne, though the music has a quiet Bourne-like track in a couple places.

    Rated this 7 stars to get the average higher than the 4.6 because it isn't that bad--my rating would be 5.5. It's mostly dialogue, you have to follow along...some of it is ruined by how unlikely it is to have occurred that way in real life, but overall, except for a brief hanging scene, you could almost watch it with kids in the room.

    Rain Fall is a regular movie, a tame one as most of these types go, and not deserving of so many negative reviews though it's not a blockbuster either.
    1garyvanhorn

    Gary Oldman must have lost a bet or something.

    This movie is a lesson on how to not make a movie. I had to give up 35 min into the movie because the camera-work was so bad I couldn't stand it anymore. It wasn't hand-held camera bad, it was worse. At least with the shaky hand-held camera you know why the screen keeps moving. In this film the camera seems to have ADD in a bad way, every second or two there is a cut, sometimes to another character, sometimes to an object being handles, sometimes to completely random points in the room. It's a visual frenzy that is very jarring to watch. Additionally every actor in not fully in frame, from mid-forehead up is completely cut off in virtually every shot, and I can't explain why and it's really annoying. The camera also tends to drift a great deal, as if someone left the cart in neutral and it started rolling away but they kept on filming anyway. The plot isn't quite as bad but the story is so hard to follow because of the shoddy camera-work that it might as well be. This movie is dreadful, avoid it unless you are interested in seeing a train wreck on screen.

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      In a 19th March 2008 article entitled "Oldman to join cast of 'Rain Fall'" published in show-business trade paper 'Variety', Japanese producer Satoru Iseki "said the film will have the distinction of being the first Japanese movie to use a completion bond."
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      Tokyo Rain
      Performed by Shiho Takanashi

      Written by Ross McLennan

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    • Release date
      • April 25, 2009 (Japan)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Clean Kill in Tokyo
    • Filming locations
      • Japan
    • Production companies
      • Rain Fall
      • Rain Production
      • 3 Dogs and a Pony
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    • Budget
      • $7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,348,221
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 51m(111 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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