Black Rain

2h 3min

Drama

History

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.

Production Companies

Hayashibara Group

Imamura Productions

TFC

Cast

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Shigematsu Shizuma
Etsuko Ichihara

Etsuko Ichihara

Shigeko Shizuma
Tamaki Sawa

Tamaki Sawa

Woman in Ikemoto-ya
Kazuko Shirakawa

Kazuko Shirakawa

Old Woman with White Flag
Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Old Priest
Fujio Tokita

Fujio Tokita

Old Woman with Burns
Noboru Mitani

Noboru Mitani

Post Office Clerk
Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Dr. Fujita
Takashi Miike

Takashi Miike

Factory Worker
Mayumi Tateichi

Mayumi Tateichi

Fumiko of Ikemoto-ya

Release date

13th May 1989

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語