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17 September 1989 (USA)
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The story of the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing, based on Masuji Ibuse's novel. full summary | add synopsis
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Niece
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Atomic Bomb
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Uncle
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Radiation Sickness
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26 wins
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4 nominations
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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)
(From Huffington Post. 10 August 2009, 10:11 AM, PDT)
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A sad human story set in larger political context
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(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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I didn't really concentrate on the larger Genocidal aspects of the story (although the horrific images at the beginning are very powerful). I was really taken with the human story of the girl and her family. Imagine living your life not knowing if you have a time bomb ticking away inside you. I was really wrenching to see Yasuko being rejected as "tainted" by the bomb. The image that stays with me most is when Yasuko stands before the mirror combing her hair, silently watching it come out in clumps.