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During the night club scene when Andy Garcia (Charlie) and Ken Takakura (Masse) sing on stage, Andy pulling Ken up on stage to sing with him, was not in the original script. This was actually Andy Garcia's idea to give the viewers a higher sense of being emotionally tied to Andy's character prior to the subsequent audience shocking scene.  -Thanks to Shawn MandelMichael Douglas' character in this film is named "Nick." He also played characters named Nick in Basic Instinct (1992) and The Game (1997). This film is not to be confused with Japanese director Shohei Imamura's BLACK RAIN, which was produced around the same time. Imamura's film deals with the lives of a Japanese family who survived the nuclear-bombing of Hiroshima. The phrase "black rain," used in both films, refers to the deadly nuclear fallout caused by the detonation of an atomic weapon. Yusaku Matsuda was known to play cops in Japan yet played a yakuza in Black Rain. Ken Takakura, the cop in the movie, is known in Japan for playing yakuzas! -Thanks to Harry KintamaThat marvellous bike Nick uses to beat that "kawhonzuki" in one of the first scenes is a H-D Sportster 1200. Despite those ugly wheels and that simply unacceptable BMW-like windshield, the V-2 iron horse is there, roaring along NYC srteets. -Thanks to Andre Catani« Click here to add some Black Rain trivia  Find much more great trivia in the filmmaker's commentary on the Black Rain DVD.Rediscover your favorites! If you like Black Rain or 80's Action classics, then be sure to check out this list: ..... Angel ..... Raiders of the Lost Ark ..... Beverly Hills Cop ..... Die Hard ..... Predator ..... Terminator ..... 48 HRS ..... Untouchables ..... Lethal Weapon ..... Rocky IV ..... Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior ..... Top Gun ..... Highlander ..... Streets Of Fire ..... Commando .....[More] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Featured Movie Location: Osaka Police StationWanna see the real life filming location used for Osaka Police Station in the movie? These scenes were actually shot at The Ennis-Brown House, located in Los Angeles, S. California. [New! Show Google Map] Ridley Scott had also used the Ennis-Brown house in "Blade Runner". There is a scene where Michael Douglas picks up or drops off his son on his motorcycle. His ex-wife is waving to him out a window and then Douglas drives off. This takes place in Douglaston (Queens) New York on the intersection Alameda Ave and Douglaston Parkway. [Thanks to Michael Mongelluzzo] The entire movie (except for the NY scenes) was supposed to be shot on location in Japan but the filmmakers were allegedly forced to complete filming in California due to lack of cooperation by Japanese authorities. [Thanks to Ivan Munguia] The building at 444 S. Flower St. Downtown LA was used for some scenes The vineyards of Napa Valley, Northern CA were used for the climactic motorcycle chase sequence. Osaka, Japan was used for the films setting and was used for some scenes. Towards the end of the movie, where Michael Douglas is in a steel mill, this scene was filmed at California Steel Industries located in Fontana, California. Also at the end of the movie, when they are getting off the freeway in the truck, if you look closely before they get to the steel mill to melt Arnold, they run over a Fontana, California sign.They also filmed The Terminator 2 there. [Thanks to Debby Roma]
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Pretty decent score by Hans Zimmer. Nice compliation of music from Gregg Allman, Iggy Pop, Soul II Soul, featuring Caron Wheeler, Bobby Darin, UB40, and last but not least Garcia and Takakura's duet of the Ray Charles classic, "What'd I Say"! A great tune, "Livin' On The Edge Of The Night", by Iggy Pop, is on the soundtrack CD and is listed in the movie's credits. We thought it wasn't in the movie but if you listen real good, you can hear it when Michael Douglas stands in front of the mirror in the locker room, just barely in the background. -Thanks to Peter« Click here to add new music trivia for Black Rain Soundtrack Available: On CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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