Black Rain
1989 · Movie · R · 123 min · ★ 7.6 · 81% critics
In the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a rural family struggles with the lasting burden of survival, loss, and fear. The story follows how a national tragedy continues to shape ordinary lives long after the blast.
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Details
- Original title
- 黒い雨
- Years
- 1989
- Release date
- 1989-05-13
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (133 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you want a grave, human anti-war drama with the weight of The Ballad of Narayama; Not for you if you prefer lighter or more escapist stories.
Pros: powerful anti-war message; restrained emotional approach; immersive intensity | Cons: bleak subject matter; heavy viewing experience; relentless intensity
Themes
- marriage proposal
- husband wife relationship
- based on novel or book
- atomic bomb
- world war ii
- hiroshima, japan
- post world war ii
- radiation sickness
- 1940s
- 1950s
- hibakusha
Cast & crew
Yoshiko Tanaka
as Yasuko
Kazuo Kitamura
as Shigematsu Shizuma
Etsuko Ichihara
as Shigeko Shizuma
- MY
Masato Yamada
as Tatsu
Shoichi Ozawa
as Shokichi
Norihei Miki
as Kotaro
Hisako Hara
as Kin
Tamaki Sawa
as Woman in Ikemoto-ya
Akiji Kobayashi
as Katayama
Kazuko Shirakawa
as Old Woman with White Flag
Directed by Shōhei Imamura