Black Rain

Black Rain

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Release Date

5/13/1989

Runtime

123 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A quiet, devastating portrait of radiation sickness and social rejection among atomic bomb survivors, told through the intimate struggles of a family trying to live ordinary lives in the shadow of unimaginable trauma. The film moves slowly through daily indignities and quiet suffering, building a profound sense of loss and isolation.

Mood

MelancholicContemplativeBleakWistful

Themes

GriefSurvivalFamilyMortality

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

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Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violenceSuicide and self-harm

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