Black Rain

Black Rain

1989 · 123 min · JA · R · 7.4 (96 votes)
Dir. Shōhei Imamura · Starring Yoshiko Tanaka, Kazuo Kitamura, Etsuko Ichihara, Masato Yamada, Shoichi Ozawa, Norihei Miki · Music Toru Takemitsu
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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.

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A deeply affecting, somber reflection on the enduring human spirit amidst unimaginable devastation. It's a quiet, haunting look at survival and the long shadow of history, told with profound emotional weight and visual grace.

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