Black Rain (1989) - Parents Guide Movie Rating

Black Rain
MPA: R BBFC: 15 Maturity Rating 16+
BBFC Reason
Contains strong violence and language
BBFC Ratings info
BLACK RAIN is a thriller in which two US police officers pursue a murder suspect in Japan. Violence: Scenes of violence include a throat-slashing, beheading, and stabbing, as well as a scene in which a man chops his fingers off. There is also a scene in which a man is set on fire. Some of these scenes include injury detail, and are accompanied by bloodspurts. Language: There is strong language ('f**k').

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Sex & Nudity

none

Flirting scenes between Andy Garcia's character and women (wearing low-cut blouses, showing cleavages) in a nightclub scene.

Violence & Gore

severe

The violence and action in this film is stylized but impactful. It is not constant, but the scenes of violence are intense, briefly bloody and somewhat graphic. There's a shootout in a steel factory, and a man is shot (bloody). This leads to a long chase sequence through crowded streets, in which a man on a motorcycle is hit by a car, which explodes. There are several shootings with bullet hole impacts and blood. Two men shoot at each other in a restaurant, and one is graphically shot and killed. The surviving man and another man chase a third man through a crowded street, and shots are fired. One of the men and the man being chased fight brutally in a meat factory, and the pursuer wins. A man punches another man several times and forces him into a car. A man is stabbed in the chest with a large knife. A man has his throat cut. Brief but bloody. A man has his face smashed with an elbow and is seen bleeding from his lip and mouth and possibly loses a tooth. A man is found dead in a chair with his throat slashed. Brief shot of his bloody wound. A man cuts off his own little finger in graphic detail. A man has a sword graphically stabbed into his hand. There is a climatic brutal fight which involves kicking and punching. Charlie is surrounded by Sato and his thugs and slashed with a knife and then decapitated.

Profanity

severe

48 uses of 'fuck' and 'shit'. Also 2 uses of 'son of a bitch' and 'dick', 1 of 'b-tch' and 'asshole', and some religious exclamations ("Jesus Christ"/"Goddamn").

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

mild

One of the characters is a recovering alcoholic Some drinking take place in a night club.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

moderate

Intense action, fight scenes and bloody violence. The films violence is highly stylized, but strong in impact.