The movie is adapted from the book Rising Sun (1992) written by Michael Crichton. The movie follows the book in the most parts but misses to explain the book thoroughly. People who watch the movie without reading the book might be confused but director Kaufman has done a good job. The only bad thing about the movie is the development of characters. But if you read the book it will be much clear. The movie is basically about solving a murder case that was motivated by political and business war between Japan and United States. The mystery is good but the action in the movie was sort of unnecessary. The understanding of Japanese culture is equally important. Good movie not great...I give 6.5/10.
Review of Rising Sun
