Miami Vice The Rising Sun of Death (Season 4, Episode 9)
TV-14
TV Episode | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

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Miami Vice

The Rising Sun of Death (Season 4, Episode 9)

TV-14

TV Episode | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Crockett and Tubbs take on the Yakuza - the Japanese mafia - as they try to control Miami. A corrupt detective and a Japanese assassin on the path of revenge against the Yakuza leader there complicate matters.

Director

Leon Ichaso

Writers

Anthony Yerkovich (created by) | Peter Lance (written by)

Producer

Richard Brams

Composers

Jan Hammer (music composed by) | John Petersen

Cinematographer

Oliver Wood

Editor

Casey O. Rohrs (as Casey Rohrs)

Casting Director

Bonnie Timmermann

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 4, 1987

Release date

Dec 4, 1987 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 9 wins & 29 nominations

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Cast	Add Cast
22 cast members

Name	Known for
Don Johnson Detective James Crockett Detective James Crockett See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Philip Michael Thomas Detective Ricardo Tubbs Detective Ricardo Tubbs See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Saundra Santiago Detective Gina Calabrese Detective Gina Calabrese See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Michael Talbott Detective Stan Switek Detective Stan Switek See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Olivia Brown Detective Trudy Joplin Detective Trudy Joplin See fewer	Throw Momma from the Train (1987)
Edward James Olmos Lieutenant Martin Castillo Lieutenant Martin Castillo See fewer	Battlestar Galactica (2004)
R. Lee Ermey Det. Sgt. Ernest Haskell Det. Sgt. Ernest Haskell See fewer	Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Kenji Fujitsu Kenji Fujitsu See fewer	Mortal Kombat (1995)
Danny Kamekona Agawa Agawa See fewer	The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
James Hong Riochi Tanaka Riochi Tanaka See fewer	Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Sheena Easton Caitlin Davies Caitlin Davies See fewer	For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Amazing Grace Band Band See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Damian Chuck Yakuza #3 Yakuza #3 See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Dennis Dylan Jones Dr. Dees Dr. Dees See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
C. Shick Park Yakuza #2 Yakuza #2 See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Cheung Y. Park Yakuza #4 Yakuza #4 See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Roger Pretto Vasquez Vasquez See fewer	Cape Fear (1991)
Lew Wood W. Colton Avery W. Colton Avery See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Eddie Yoshimura Yakuza #1 Yakuza #1 See fewer	Miami Vice (1984)
Greg Kean Reporter (unconfirmed) Reporter (unconfirmed) See fewer	The Big Year (2011)
Max Wasa Kim Steel Kim Steel See fewer	Paradise City (2021)
Jorge Pupo Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Boardwalk Empire (2010)