Red Sun Rising (film)
1994 film directed by Francis Megahy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Red Sun Rising: Based on the Legend of the Death Touch, or just Red Sun Rising, is a 1994 fantasy martial arts film directed by Francis Megahy, starring Don "The Dragon" Wilson, James Lew, Terry Farrell, Mako and Michael Ironside. Wilson plays a Japanese cop who travels to Los Angeles and teams up with a reluctant American counterpart (Farrell) to track down the gang responsible for the murder of his partner, whose hitman (Lew) is an expert in the ancient art of the death touch.
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Directed by | Francis Megahy |
Written by | Robert Easter (as David S. Green) Neva Friedenn Paul Maslak |
Produced by | Paul Maslak Neva Friedenn Ashok Amritraj (executive) |
Starring | Don Wilson James Lew Terry Farrell Mako Michael Ironside |
Cinematography | John Newby |
Edited by | John Weidner |
Music by | John Coda |
Production company | Maslak/Friedenn Films |
Distributed by | Imperial Entertainment |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $2 million |
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Widely regarded as a step up in class compared to Wilson's bread-and-butter work for producers such as Roger Corman, it is held as his best film by many reviewers and by the actor himself.[1]:ā0:27ā