Black Rain
Summary:
The title refers to the radioactive fallout which descended upon ruined city of Hiroshima after the dropping of the first atomic bomb. Young bride-to-be Yoshiko Tanaka has the misfortune to be visiting Hiroshima on the day of the explosion. Incredibly, she is unhurt; she returns to her own village, across the bay from Hiroshima. Unfortunately, her townsmen have been profoundly affected b... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Yoshiko Tanaka - (Yasuko)
Kazuo Kitamura - (Shigematsu)
Etsuko Ichihara - (Shigako)
Shoichi Ozawa - (Shokichi)
Norihei Miki - (Kotaro)
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Review:
Few films have captured the horror of the atomic explosion over Hiroshima and the cruelty of the bomb's effects as devastatingly as Shohei Imamura's masterful Kuroi Ame. Adapted from the prize-winning novel by Masuji Ibuse, which was in turn adapted from the diaries of Ibuse's friend Shigematsu Shizuma, Kuroi opens with a harrowi... Continue >>
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