

When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Connor has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences make their progress difficult until a security disc showing the murder turns up. Close scrutiny proves the disc has been doctored, and the detectives realize they're dealing with a cover-up as well.
Acting
Connery's inexplicable Scottish-Japanese hybrid mentor energy.
Cinematography
Michael Chapman's neon-noir LA corporate towers.

Director
Philip Kaufman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film sparked controversy for its source novel's anti-Japanese sentiment; Crichton literally wrote it as economic fear-mongering about Japanese business practices.
The 'enhance' scene became a legendary meme template decades before CSI made it cliché—this movie did it first and somehow even dumber.