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Writers:
Masuji Ibuse (novel) and
Shohei Imamura (writer)
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Release Date:
17 September 1989 (USA) more
Plot:
The story of the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing, based on Masuji Ibuse's novel. full summary | add synopsis
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26 wins & 4 nominations more
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Hollywood and Hiroshima: When the White House Censored the First Nuclear Film
(From Huffington Post. 10 August 2009, 10:11 AM, PDT)
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very moving more (13 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Yoshiko Tanaka | ... | Yasuko | |
| Kazuo Kitamura | ... | Shigematsu Shizuma | |
| Etsuko Ichihara | ... | Shigeko Shizuma | |
| Shoichi Ozawa | ... | Shokichi | |
| Norihei Miki | ... | Kotaro | |
| Keisuke Ishida | ... | Yuichi | |
| Hisako Hara | ... | Kin | |
| Masato Yamada | ... | Tatsu | |
| Tamaki Sawa | ... | Woman in Ikemoto-ya | |
| Akiji Kobayashi | ... | Katayama | |
| Kazuko Shirakawa | ... | Old Woman with white flag | |
| Kenjirô Ishimaru | ... | Aono | |
| Mayumi Tateichi | ... | Fumiko of Ikemoto-ya | |
| Taiji Tonoyama | ... | The Old Priest | |
| Fujio Tokita | ... | 40 Year Old Woman with burns |
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Black Rain (UK) (USA) (literal English title)
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123 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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West Germany:12 | Spain:13 | USA:Not Rated | France:U | Sweden:15 | UK:PG
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This is a pretty faithful adaptation of Masuji Ibuse's novel, "Black Rain." Like the book it is very moving and thought-provoking. The story revolves around a couple's attempts to see their niece successfully married. They are having trouble finding suitors because of a rumor that she suffers from radiation sickness, after walking through Hiroshima on the day of the bombing. Well filmed, well acted, moving, tragic, horrifying and funny.