Title: Kuroi Ame Black rain /
Authors: Ibuse, Masuji, 1898-1993.; Imamura, Shōhei, 1926-2006.; Tanaka, Yoshiko.; Kitamura, Kazuo.; Ichihara, Etsuko.; Tōei Kabushiki Kaisha.; Angelica Films.; Fox Lorber Home Video (Firm)
Publisher: Fox Lorber Home Video,
Year: 1991
Subjects: Feature films.; Hiroshima-shi (Japan) Drama.
Abstract: The title refers to the radioactive fallout which descended upon ruined city of Hiroshima after the dropping of the first atomic bomb. Young bride-to-be Yoshiko Tanaka has the misfortune to be visiting Hiroshima on the day of the explosion. Incredibly, she is unhurt; she returns to her own village, across the bay from Hiroshima. Unfortunately, her townsmen have been profoundly affected by the "black rain"; over the next five years, the poison in their systems slowly but surely erodes their souls. In a tragic state of denial, Yoshiko's former friends insist that they can't be sick -- it must be the girl who is bringing sickness to them. Now a pariah, Yoshiko's life is shattered as surely as if the bomb had disintegrated her upon impact. (Hal Erickson, from allmovie.com)