Rainy Dog
Original title: Gokudô kuroshakai
1997 · 1 h 35 min
Takashi MiikeCast
Shō Aikawa Li-Wei Chang 
Shih Chang 
Xianmei Chen Billy Sau Yat Ching Jianqin He
Credits
Written by: Seigo Inoue
Plot
A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to survive, and a boy turns up.
Sinekatalog’s take
Takashi Miike's crime drama is quiet and bleak, a restrained entry in his work.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (3,139 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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