Black Rain
“We do not live only to die.”
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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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