Black Rain (Japanese film)

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Black Rain

Directed by	Shohei Imamura
Produced by	Hisa Iino
Written by	Ibuse Masuji (story) Toshiro Ishido
Starring	Yoshiko Tanaka Kazuo Kitamura
Music by	Toru Takemitsu
Cinematography	Takashi Kawamata
Editing by	Hajime Okayasu
Distributed by	Hayashibara Group Imamura Productions Tohokushinsha Film Co
Release date(s)	1989
Running time	123 min
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
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For the Ridley Scott film of the same name, see Black Rain (film).

Black Rain (黒い雨, Kuroi ame^?) is a 1989 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura and based on the novel of the same name by Ibuse Masuji. The events are centered on the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

[edit] Awards

Wins:
- Japanese Academy Awards 1990: Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Film, Best Lighting, Best Music Score, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress
- Blue Ribbon Award 1990: Best Actress
- Cannes Film Festival 1989: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention, Technical Grand Prize
- Flanders International Film Festival Ghent 1989: Georges Delerue Prize, Golden Spur
- Hochi Film Awards 1989: Best Actress
- Kinema Junpo Award 1990: Best Actress, Best Director, Best Film
- Mainichi Film Concours 1990: Best Actress, Best Art Direction, Best Film
- Sant Jordi Awards 1991: Best Foreign Film

Nomination:
- Japanese Academy Awards 1990: Best Art Direction, Best Sound
- Cannes Film Festival 1989: Palme d'Or
- Independent Spirit Awards 1991: Best Foreign Film

[edit] Cast

Yoshiko Tanaka .... Yasuko
Kazuo Kitamura .... Shigematsu Shizuma
Etsuko Ichihara .... Shigeko Shizuma
Shoichi Ozawa .... Shokichi
Norihei Miki .... Kotaro
Keisuke Ishida .... Yuichi
Hisako Hara .... Kin
Masato Yamada .... Tatsu