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30 July 1993 (USA)
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Plot:
At the offices of a Japanese corporation, during a party, a woman, who's evidently a professional mistress...
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1 win
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(3 articles)
Snipes "Owed Taxes on $38 Million"
(From WENN. 14 January 2008)
Movie Reviews: 'Twisted'
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 27 February 2004)
(From WENN. 14 January 2008)
Movie Reviews: 'Twisted'
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 27 February 2004)
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100% actor movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sean Connery | ... | Capt. John Connor | |
| Wesley Snipes | ... | Lt. Webster 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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125 min | USA:129 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) |
Australia:M (TV rating) |
Iceland:16 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Netherlands:12 |
Australia:MA |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Finland:K-16 |
Germany:16 |
Norway:15 |
Singapore:M18 |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R
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The murderer's identity was changed from the book for reasons not explained by the director.
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: The first scene shows the Japanese girl to have a deformed left hand. In one scene where she stands up and pulls her blouse down, it is very clear that her left hand is normal. In a subsequent scene, when she is explaining herself to Web Smith, her left hand again appears deformed.
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John Connor:
Is that your theory?
Tom Graham: My theory? My theory is that these guys are known world class perversion freaks.
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Tom Graham: My theory? My theory is that these guys are known world class perversion freaks.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Slanted Screen (2006)
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Soundtrack:
SINGLE PETAL OF A ROSE
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"Rising sun" is clearly "an actor movie". My definition of an actor movie is this: it's a movie people are dying to see mostly/only because of the great, gifted and well-known actors and a movie that basically works because of those recognized actors. Another example would be, let's say, James Mangold's "Cop land". Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert Patrick, Michael Rapaport - all appearing in a one otherwise quite basic thriller. Of course it's true marvelous cast alone can't save a film if everything else stinks. Luckily "Rising sun" includes a good, entertaining and exciting script and a nice story with lots of surprises.
I'm still pretty sure it would be a film that's very easy to forget without the fine actors. They are the force that keeps everything else working. Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes in the leading roles are quite amusing and I have to admit, most interesting pair. Naturally everybody wants to see if they got any screen chemistry. Certainly it's also always very nice to enjoy the uncontested talents of great men like Harvey Keitel and Steve Buscemi - even if the film isn't the biggest highlight of their careers. Ray Wise is pretty terrific in a significant role as Senator Morton - even though every time I see his crooked face it only makes me think of Leland Palmer - his peculiar character in the television hit series "Twin peaks". So by all means, watch Philip Kaufman's "Rising sun". I know you want to.