Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Yoshiko Tanaka | ... | Yasuko |
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Kazuo Kitamura | ... | Shigematsu Shizuma |
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Etsuko Ichihara | ... | Shigeko Shizuma |
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Shôichi Ozawa | ... | Shokichi |
Norihei Miki | ... | Kotaro | |
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Hisako Hara | ... | Kin |
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Keisuke Ishida | ... | Yuichi |
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Masato Yamada | ... | Tatsu |
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Tamaki Sawa | ... | Woman in Ikemoto-ya |
Akiji Kobayashi | ... | Katayama | |
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Kazuko Shirakawa | ... | Old Woman with white flag |
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Kenjirô Ishimaru | ... | Aono |
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Mayumi Tateichi | ... | Fumiko of Ikemoto-ya |
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Toshie Kusunoki | ... | Kane |
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Reiko Nanao | ... | Rui |
Mr and Mrs Shizuma, and their niece Yasuko, make their way through the ruins of Hiroshima, just after the atomic bomb has dropped. Five years later, Yasuko is living with her aunt and uncle, and her senile grandmother, in a village containing many of the bomb survivors. Yasuko does not appear to be affected by the bomb, but the Shizuma's are worried about her marriage prospects, as she could succumb to radiation sickness at any time. Written by Will Gilbert
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.