Japan Synopsis
黒い雨
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.
The 1988–1990 Japan Window
110 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Black Rain sits at position #29.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Black Rain. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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★ 8.0 · Japan
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★ 6.8 · Japan
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★ 7.8 · Japan
3 sharedMemoirs of a Geisha
★ 7.7 · Japan
3 sharedMerry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
★ 7.3 · Japan
3 sharedTora! Tora! Tora!
★ 7.2 · Japan
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Black Rain premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,384 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #601 of 1,933 (top 31%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Hayashibara Group, Imamura Productions, TFC |
| Runtime | 2h 3m |
| Release Date | May 13, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt0097694 |