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Whether you're male, female, or trans, this movie grabs you by the balls and won't let go for 123 minutes. It's an incredible anti-nuke, anti-war statement, and Palme D'Or winner for all the right reasons. A super script, done without maudlin, and done so well technically and art…
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Black Rain
“We do not live only to die.”
76%
Movie
2h 3m
AI Analysis
Black Rain (1989) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Black Rain (1989) — a movie tagged as Drama and History with epic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~123 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Black Rain 76% (133 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Black Rain is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
76%
from 133 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1989-05-13
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- TMDB rating
- 7.6
- TMDB ID
- 185987
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Is there an official trailer for Black Rain?
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What is Black Rain about?
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 o... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Black Rain?
The official runtime for Black Rain is approximately 123 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Yoshiko Tanaka
Yasuko
Kazuo Kitamura
Shigematsu Shizuma
Etsuko Ichihara
Shigeko Shizuma
- M
Masato Yamada
Tatsu
Shoichi Ozawa
Shokichi
Norihei Miki
Kotaro
Hisako Hara
Kin
Tamaki Sawa
Woman in Ikemoto-ya
Akiji Kobayashi
Katayama
Kazuko Shirakawa
Old Woman with White Flag
Kenjirou Ishimaru
Aono
Taiji Tonoyama
Old Priest
Fujio Tokita
Old Woman with Burns
Toshie Kusunoki
Kane
- R
Reiko Nanao
Rui
Sabu Kawahara
Kanemaru
Noboru Mitani
Post Office Clerk
Hideji Ōtaki
Dr. Fujita
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Whether you're male, female, or trans, this movie grabs you by the balls and won't let go for 123 minutes. It's an incredible anti-nuke, anti-war statement, and Palme D'Or winner for all the right reasons. A super script, done without maudlin, and done so well technically and artistically that absolutely nothing pulls you out of the head space.
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