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Black Rain

Where:

Hiroshima Prefecture

When:

The 1940s

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.

Released in 1989 — 123 minutes

Genre:

Drama

Language:

Japanese