Black Rain

1989 · directed by Shōhei Imamura

Rating
81/100
Hit
yes

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.

Black Rain (1989, Shōhei Imamura), directed by Shōhei Imamura, rates 81/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Yoshiko Tanaka
  • Kazuo Kitamura
  • Etsuko Ichihara
  • Masato Yamada
  • Shoichi Ozawa
  • Norihei Miki
  • Hisako Hara
  • Tamaki Sawa
  • Akiji Kobayashi
  • Kazuko Shirakawa

Crew

  • Takashi Kawamata — Director of Photography
  • Hajime Okayasu — Editor
  • Tōru Takemitsu — Original Music Composer
  • Shōhei Imamura — Screenplay
  • Toshirō Ishidō — Screenplay

More from Shōhei Imamura

  1. The Ballad of Narayama (1983) — 88/100 · hit
  2. The Pornographers (1966) — 84/100 · hit
  3. Vengeance Is Mine (1979) — 83/100 · hit
  4. The Eel (1997) — 80/100 · hit
  5. The Insect Woman (1963) — 78/100
  6. Profound Desires of the Gods (1968) — 75/100

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