Rising Sun
Rising Sun is a 1993 film about a murder investigation in Los Angles, based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton.
- Directed by Philip Kaufman. Screenplay by Philip Kaufman and Michael Crichton & Michael Backes.
John Connor
- The Japanese have a saying, "Fix the problem, not the blame." Find out what's fucked up and fix it. Nobody gets blamed. We're always after who fucked up. Their way is better.
- We may come from a fragmented MTV rap video culture, but they do not.
- Do you know what's true? When something sounds too good to be true, then it's not true.
- They say if you must resort to violence, then you've already lost.
Dialogue
- John Connor: We are playing that most American of games.
- Web Smith: Which is?
- John Connor: Catch-up.
- Bodyguard: You should know, I'm a black belt.
- John Connor: But of course you are, dear.
Cast
- Sean Connery - Capt. John Connor
- Wesley Snipes - Lt. Webster "Web" Smith
- Harvey Keitel - Lt. 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