

Black Rain
1989-05-13 · 123 min · ★ 7.6
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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- Directors
- Shōhei Imamura
- Production companies
- Hayashibara Group, Imamura Productions, TFC
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Yoshiko TanakaYasuko
Kazuo KitamuraShigematsu Shizuma
Etsuko IchiharaShigeko Shizuma
Masato YamadaTatsu
Shoichi OzawaShokichi
Norihei MikiKotaro
Hisako HaraKin
Tamaki SawaWoman in Ikemoto-ya
Akiji KobayashiKatayama
Kazuko ShirakawaOld Woman with White Flag
Kenjirou IshimaruAono
Taiji TonoyamaOld Priest
Fujio TokitaOld Woman with Burns
Toshie KusunokiKane
Sabu KawaharaKanemaru
Noboru MitaniPost Office Clerk
Hideji ŌtakiDr. Fujita
Takashi MiikeFactory WorkerTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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