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Reviews for Black Rain

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7.5 / 10 2h 3min

Shigematsu Shizuma lives with his senile mother, his wife Shigeko, and his niece Yasuko in a village near Fukuyama. He, his wife, his niece and his close friends in the village were present at the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The Shizumas look for prospective husbands for Yasuko, but find that the families withdraw on finding out she was at Hiroshima.

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MoonlitMongoose's Movie review

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Review by MoonlitMongoose

A study of a community of Japanese in 1950 trying to move on from the horrors of Hiroshima.

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Review by JungleJavelina

Brilliant, frightening and sobering, all at once.

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Review by user2887yvzw3ik

A bold, sobering portrait of humanity with a plethora of important sociological footnotes demanding to be explored

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Review by user487lslkuxdm

Shows deep compassion for humanity

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Review by user949ip987kzp

A haunting black-and-white masterpiece

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Review by user43m6r8fi6z

Could Have Been Really Dramatic, But It Veers Quickly Into More Of A Melodrama

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Review by user7752h1fcusu

"Kuroi ame" (Japan) versus "Black Rain" (USA) is an absurd confrontation

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Review by ThunderousThylacine

As exquisite and engrossing is it is distressing and impactful

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Review by user720el0mstz4

Not one of my favorite Imamura films, but powerful, most certainly

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Review by user497rq2q36gi

A sad human story set in larger political context

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Review by user814g5p4eff0

Japanese censors lopped off the last 19 minutes!!

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Review by SparklingSnail

Without Which I Would Be Incomplete

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Review by user738ok9j1mkc

Very Grim And Fairly Predictable.

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Review by user1192nhqnths

This is what the post apocalyps really looks like

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Review by user342663q9gzm

don't confuse it with Ridley Scott's potboiler, please...