Tijdens een feest ter gelegenheid van een zakendeal tussen een Japans bedrijf en de Amerikaanse defensie wordt een jonge vrouw vermoord aangetroffen. Een gepensioneerde expert op het gebied van de Japanse cultuur wordt opgeroepen om de weerstand van de Japanners, die proberen het onderzoek te dwarsbomen, te breken.
Nee, helaas is Rising Sun nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Michael Crichton | Screenplay |
| Writing | Michael Crichton | Novel |
| Writing | Michael Backes | Screenplay |
| Sound | 武満徹 | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Stephen A. Rotter | Editor |
| Directing | Philip Kaufman | Director |
| Writing | Philip Kaufman | Screenplay |
| Art | Angelo P. Graham | Art Direction |
| Camera | Michael Chapman | Director of Photography |
| Editing | William S. Scharf | Editor |
| Production | Ian Bryce | Line Producer |
| Production | Peter Kaufman | Producer |
| Production | Donna Isaacson | Casting |
| Production | Sean Connery | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ian Bryce | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Gary Fettis | Set Decoration |
| Art | Peter J. Kelly | Set Designer |
| Directing | Matthew Carlisle | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Alex Tavoularis | Assistant Art Director |
| Directing | Frank Davis | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Karen Golden | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Michael Genne | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Alan Splet | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bruce R. Hogard | Costume Supervisor |
| Lighting | Jono Kouzouyan | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Camera | John T. Connor | Second Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kim Santantonio | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giorgio Armani | Wardrobe Designer |
| Sound | David MacMillan | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Jeff Imada | Stunt Coordinator |
| Editing | Tara Timpone | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline West | Costume Design |
| Art | Robert C. Goldstein | Set Designer |
| Art | James J. Murakami | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Douglas T. Madison | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gina Wingate | Key Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ve Neill | Makeup Supervisor |
| Editing | Robert Grahamjones | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Nick Shuster | Camera Loader |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Blake | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Frank E. Eulner | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Steve Bowerman | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yolanda Toussieng | Hair Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alan Martin | Key Costumer |
| Sound | John Verbeck | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alison Gail Bixby | Key Costumer |
| Camera | Jamie Barber | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Kevin E. Patterson | Cableman |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sue Love | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Ann Kroeber | Sound Effects Editor |
| Lighting | Vincent Contarino | Best Boy Electric |
| Art | Don Kaeding | Leadman |
| Visual Effects | Larry L. Fuentes | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Robert Shoup | Foley Supervisor |
| Editing | Gary Burritt | Negative Cutter |
| Lighting | Frank Tobin | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Michael T. Travers | Best Boy Grip |
| Sound | Ewa Sztompke | Dialogue Editor |
| Editing | Dennis McNeill | Color Timer |
| Lighting | Larry J. Aube | Key Rigging Grip |
| Directing | Lucille OuYang | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Charles W. Wayt | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Sandy Williams | Key Grip |
| Crew | Lee Garibaldi | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Peter Haas | Unit Publicist |
| Art | Francis N. 'Lucky' Costello | Standby Painter |
| Sound | Hugh Waddell | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Richard Beggs | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Greg Lynch | Leadman |
| Sound | Dianna Stirpe | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Tom Johnson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Marian Wallace | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Sidney Ray Baldwin | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Tommy Tancharoen | Transportation Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Mark A.Z. Dippé | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Kimberly Jase | Post Production Accountant |
| Production | Vicki Dee Rock | Production Accountant |
| Art | John J. Rutchland Jr. | Construction Coordinator |
| Lighting | R. Bruce Prochal | Rigging Gaffer |
| Sound | Alan Splet | Music Editor |
| Sound | Teresa Eckton | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | James McCabe | Location Manager |
| Crew | Jamie Kehoe | Craft Service |
| Production | John Panzarella | Location Manager |
| Sound | Dennie Thorpe | Foley Artist |
| Visual Effects | Gail Currey | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Janet Brady | Stunts |
| Art | Dean Tavoularis | Production Design |
| Crew | Eugene Collier | Stunts |
| Crew | Dick Warlock | Stunts |
| Crew | Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Jack Gill | Stunts |
| Crew | Roy K. Ogata | Stunts |
| Crew | Denney Pierce | Stunts |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Crew | Frank Ferrara | Stunts |
| Crew | Leo Lee | Stunts |
