Kuroi ame

黒い雨

Mr. and Mrs. Shizuma and their niece Yasuko make their way through the ruins of Hiroshima, devastated by the atomic bomb. Five years later, Yasuko is living with her aunt and uncle, and her senile grandmother, in a village containing many survivors of the bombing. Yasuko does not appear to be affect...

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Main Author: Takemitsu, Tōru (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Imamura Productions, Hayashibara gurūpu, Tōei Kabushiki Kaisha, AnimEigo, Inc
Other Authors: Imamura, Shōhei, 1926-2006 (Director, Screenwriter), Ishidō, Toshirō, 1932-2011 (Screenwriter), Iino, Hisa (Producer), Tanaka, Yoshiko, 1956-2011 (Actor), Kitamura, Kazuo, 1927-2007 (Actor), Ichihara, Etsuko, 1936-2019 (Actor), Hara, Hisako, 1909-2005 (Actor), Ibuse, Masuji, 1898-1993
Format: Video DVD
Language:Japanese
English
Published: Wilmington, NC : AnimEigo, [2009]
Edition:Widescreen version.
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  • Originally produced as a motion picture in Japan in 1989.
  • Based on the novel by Ibuse Masuji.
  • Also issued as part of the box set: Japan at war.
  • Sepcial features: Alternate ending (color, 19 min.); Takashi Miike interview; Yoshiko Tanaka interview; Multimedia vault; Program notes; Cast/crew bios; Image gallery; Trailer.
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Summary:Mr. and Mrs. Shizuma and their niece Yasuko make their way through the ruins of Hiroshima, devastated by the atomic bomb. Five years later, Yasuko is living with her aunt and uncle, and her senile grandmother, in a village containing many survivors of the bombing. Yasuko does not appear to be affected, but the Shizumas are worried about her marriage prospects, fearing that she might succumb to radiation sickness at any time.
A woman caught in fallout during the bombing of Hiroshima returns to her village. There she is ostracized and considered unsuitable for marriage.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (123 min. + extras) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation.
Audience:Suggested rating: 18+; contains violence & brief nudity.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Kawamata Takashi ; editor, Okayasu Hajime ; music, Takemitsu Toru.
ISBN:1565675282
9781565675285
Participant or Performer:Tanaka Yoshiko, Kitamura Kazuo, Ichihara Etsuko, Hara Hisako, Ishida Keisuke, Sawa Tamaki, Ozawa Shoichi.
Language:In Japanese with optional English subtitles.
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