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7.8/10   1,289 votes
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Director:
Takashi Koizumi
Writers:
Akira Kurosawa (writer)
Shugoro Yamamoto (short story)
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Release Date:
22 January 2000 (Japan) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Ihei Misawa and his wife Tayo, stranded by rains at a country inn, bring a great deal of happiness to... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
14 wins & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
Incredible and powerful film - but not necessarily a samurai film more

Cast

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Akira Terao ... Ihei Misawa
Yoshiko Miyazaki ... Tayo Misawa
Shiro Mifune ... Lord Nagai Izuminokami Shigeaki
Fumi Dan ... Okugata
Hisashi Igawa ... Kihei Ishiyama
Hidetaka Yoshioka ... Chamberlain Gonnojo Sakakibara
Takayuki Katô ... Hayato Naito
Mieko Harada ... Okin
Tatsuo Matsumura ... Sekkyo-Bushi Jii, the Old Preacher
Tatsuya Nakadai ... Tsuji Gettan
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
After the Rain (International: English title)
Après la pluie (France)
When the Rain Lifts (USA) (festival title)
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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
Japan | France
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
France:U

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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999) (TV) more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Incredible and powerful film - but not necessarily a samurai film, 3 August 2003
Author: sir_dancelot

A samurai and his wife search to find happiness with themselves, their relationship, and their station as they weather the disillusion of their past and current circumstances.

Written by Akira Kurosawa and directed by Takashi Koizumi after Kurosawa's death. This is a breathtaking reflection of Kurosawa's early and later storytelling sensabilities. But it is a very complex film, one that upon initial viewing may defy the viewers expectations of the samurai genre and seem simplistic, overly long, or as one reviewer described: unexciting.

This film reminds me very much of Red Beard, another Kurosawa story that while set in feudal Japan is not necessarily a samurai film.

Rating 9/10

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