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Black Rain

Black Rain
★ 7.6/10•1989•2h 3m•R•Drama•History

We do not live only to die.

Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took the lives of thousands of people and forever marked the harsh existence of the survivors.

Shōhei Imamura · Screenplay

Toshirō Ishidō · Screenplay

Shōhei Imamura · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 3m
LanguageJA
Release DateMay 13, 1989

Actors

Yoshiko Tanaka

Yoshiko Tanaka

Yasuko

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Shigematsu Shizuma

Etsuko Ichihara

Etsuko Ichihara

Shigeko Shizuma

Masato Yamada

Masato Yamada

Tatsu

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Shokichi

Norihei Miki

Norihei Miki

Kotaro

Hisako Hara

Hisako Hara

Kin

Tamaki Sawa

Tamaki Sawa

Woman in Ikemoto-ya

Akiji Kobayashi

Akiji Kobayashi

Katayama

Kazuko Shirakawa

Kazuko Shirakawa

Old Woman with White Flag

Kenjirou Ishimaru

Kenjirou Ishimaru

Aono

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Old Priest

Fujio Tokita

Fujio Tokita

Old Woman with Burns

Toshie Kusunoki

Toshie Kusunoki

Kane

Reiko Nanao

Rui

Sabu Kawahara

Sabu Kawahara

Kanemaru

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