The Setting Sun (film)

The Setting Sun (落陽, Rakuyou) is a 1992 historical drama film directed by Rou Tomono, based on his novel of the same name. It stars Masaya Kato, Diane Lane, Yuen Biao, and Donald Sutherland.

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Japanese theatrical poster
Directed by	Rou Tomono
Written by	Duane Dell'Amico
Based on	The Setting Sun by Rou Tomono
Produced by	Masao Wakamatsu
Starring	Masaya Kato Diane Lane Yuen Biao Donald Sutherland
Cinematography	Yoshihiro Yamazaki
Edited by	Osamu Inoue
Music by	Maurice Jarre
Production companies	Central Pictures Corporation China Film Co-Production Corporation
Distributed by	Nikkatsu
Release date	15 September 1992 (1992-09-15)
Running time	150 minutes
Countries	Taiwan China Japan
Languages	Japanese English
Box office	HK$2,662,446 (Hong Kong)

The film was a Taiwanese-Chinese-Japanese co-production.

Cast

• Keishi Arashi - Isihara Kanji
• Shinsuke Ashida - President of Mantetsu
• Tomoko Hoshino - Miyama Mieko
• Masaya Kato - Kaya Tatsuma
• Tamio Kawaji
• Arthur Kuroda - Kouhei
• Diane Lane - Cho Renko
• Haruo Mizuno - Yamashita
• Hideo Murota - Yamami Gou
• Baijaku Nakamura - Mamiya Seijirou
• Umenosuke Nakamura - Ryu Souji
• Akemi Negishi - Yamashita's wife
• Akira Nishikino - Domon
• Jiro Okazaki - Tanaka
• Shōgo Shimada
• Jo Shishido
• Donald Sutherland - John Williams
• Takahiro Tamura - Yamashiro
• Danshi Tatekawa - Aozora-dokoya
• Biao Yuen - Tougetsu

External links

• The Setting Sun at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• The Setting Sun at IMDb
• The Setting Sun at Rotten Tomatoes