Kuroi Ame (Original title)Black Rain (Alternative title)
Date: 1988 (Copyright)Country: JapanDirector: Shohei Imamura
Synopsis: Aftermath of the hiroshima bombing.
Genres: Horror, War
Subject: Hiroshima
Releases
Date: 13 May 1989Country: JapanRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 123 mins Length: 11028 FeetDialogue (original): Japanese
Date: 29 June 1990Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 123 mins Length: 11028 FeetDialogue (original): Japanese / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: Artificial Eye Film Company
Date: November 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 123 mins Dialogue (original): Japanese / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: Reviews: DVDs: Black RainAuthor: ATKINSON, Michael Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v26 n4 1998 Pages: 304-311
Title: Seeing between the linesAuthor: TACHIBANA, Reiko Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A discussion of BLACK RAIN
In: Télérama n2376 26 Jul 1995 Page: 48
Title: Silence de mortAuthor: PANGON, Gérard Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Interview with Shohei Imamura about KUROI AME (Black Rain).
In: Time Out n1036 27 Jun 1990 Page: 36
Title: [Time Out - n1036 27 Jun 1990: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Short preview.
In: City Limits n456 28 Jun 1990 Page: 31
Title: [City Limits - n456 28 Jun 1990: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of the film and director Imamura.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v57 n679 August 1990 Pages: 227-228
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v57 n679 August 1990: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Empire n14 August 1990 Page: 33
Title: New filmsAuthor: ANWAR, Farrah Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: City Limits n455 21 Jun 1990 Pages: 22-23
Title: [City Limits - n455 21 Jun 1990: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
In: Variety 24 May 1989 Page: 26
Title: [Variety - 24 May 1989: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: La Revue du Cinéma/Image et Son n451 Jul/Aug 1989 Page: 25
Title: [ La Revue du Cinéma/Image et Son - n451 Jul/Aug 1989: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: French
Description: Reviewed in a supplement on the 1989 Cannes film festival.
In: Cinemaya n5 Autumn 1989 Pages: 31-32
Title: On ScreenAuthor: RICHIE, Donald Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n716 5 Aug 1989 Page: 30
Title: [Screen International - n716 5 Aug 1989: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Le Film Francais n2244/5 5 May 1989 Page: 44
Title: [ Le Film Francais - n2244/5 5 May 1989: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: Credits plus synopsis (in French and English)
In: La Revue du Cinéma/Image et Son n454 November 1989 Pages: 16-17
Title: [ La Revue du Cinéma/Image et Son - n454 November 1989: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Interview with Shohei Imamura about his latest film KUROI AME.
In: Positif n344 October 1989 Pages: 7-12
Title: Shohei ImamuraAuthor: BOURGET, Jean-Loup Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Article on KUROI AME and an interview with Imamura mention- ing the film
In: The Hollywood Reporter v307 n37 25 May 1989 Page: 9
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v307 n37 25 May 1989: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Author: WASHBURN, Dennis Pages: v-xxvii, 388p.
Title: Hibakusha cinema: Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the nuclear image in Japanese film
Author: BRODERICK, Mick Pages: vii-x. 255p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-377423
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-377423
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access
Date: 1988 (Copyright)Country: JapanDirector: Shohei Imamura
Synopsis: Aftermath of the hiroshima bombing.
Genres: Horror, War
Subject: Hiroshima
Releases
Date: 13 May 1989Country: JapanRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 123 mins Length: 11028 FeetDialogue (original): Japanese
Date: 29 June 1990Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 123 mins Length: 11028 FeetDialogue (original): Japanese / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: Artificial Eye Film Company
Date: November 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 123 mins Dialogue (original): Japanese / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(32)
Production Company: Imamura Productions, Production Company: Hayashibara Group, Production Company: TFC - Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, Production Company: Toei, Executive Producer: Shohei Imamura, Producer: Hisa Iino, Production Manager: Kunihide Hiramasu, Production Supervisor: Yasushi Matsuda, Assistant Director: Kitaka Tsukino, Assistant Director: Takashi Miike, Assistant Director: Nobuaki Ito, Screenplay: Shohei Imamura, Screenplay: Toshiro Ishido, Based on the novel by: Masuji Ibuse, Director of Photography: Takashi Kawamata, Lighting: Yasuo Iwaki, Assistant Photographer: Masashi Chikamori, Assistant Photographer: Mazakazu Oka, Assistant Photographer: Junichi Watanabe, Editor: Hajime Okayasu, Art Director: Hisao Inagaki, Set Decorator: Akira Kanda, Yuichi's Stone Carvings: Yoichi Shimizu, Make-up: Shigeko Igawa, Special Make-up: Isao Haruyama, Title Calligraphy: Hirohide Watanabe, Music/Music Conductor: Toru Takemitsu, Music Performed by: Tokyo Concert, Sound Recording: Senichi Benitani, Sound Effects: Masatoshi Saito, Dialect Adviser: Shigeko Ohara
Cast
(41)
Yoshiko Tanaka (Yasuko), Kazuo Kitamura (Shigematsu Shizuma), Etsuko Ichihara (Shigeko Shizuma), Shoichi Ozawa (Shokichi), Norihei Miki (Kotaro), Keisuke Ishida (Yuichi), Hisako Hara (Kin), Masa Yamada (Tatsu), Tamaki Sawa (middle-aged woman in Ikemoto-ya), Shoji Kobayashi (Katayama), Kazuko Shirakawa (old woman with white flag), Kenjiro Ishimaru (Aono), Mayumi Tateishi (Fumiko of Ikemoto-ya), Taiji Tonoyama (old priest), Fujio Tsuneta (40-year old man with burns), Toshie Kusunoki (Kane), Reiko Nanao (Rui), Satoshi Iinuma (Takamaru), Toshihiko Miki (Factory Foreman Fujita), Yohachi Fuji (cab driver), Sabu Kawahara (Kanemaru), Mitsunori Fukamizu (Nojima), Noboru Mitani (post office clerk), Shuji Otaki (Dr Fujita), Isayoshi Yamazaki (young Yakuza), Mari Kamei (nurse), Tatsuya Irie (young man), Kazue Minami (first village woman), Takaomi Miura (boy), Hiromi Yasui (second village woman), Toru Iwasaki (Nojima's stepfather), Nobuko Tani (Nojima's stepmother), Shinichi Hibino (Dr Ando), Tessui Tada (Buddhist monk), Toshiko Yokota (woman throwing roof tiles), Yoshiro Hori (wood seller), Hitomi Ishihara, Junko Hori (woman of the Nojima family), Tetsuhiko Miyoshi (Takeo Takamaru), Kazuko Kawakami (Takamaru's second wife), Junko Takahashi (middle-aged woman at station)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(16)
In: Sight and Sound v19 n12 December 2009 Page: 85Title: Reviews: DVDs: Black RainAuthor: ATKINSON, Michael Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v26 n4 1998 Pages: 304-311
Title: Seeing between the linesAuthor: TACHIBANA, Reiko Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A discussion of BLACK RAIN
In: Télérama n2376 26 Jul 1995 Page: 48
Title: Silence de mortAuthor: PANGON, Gérard Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Interview with Shohei Imamura about KUROI AME (Black Rain).
In: Time Out n1036 27 Jun 1990 Page: 36
Title: [Time Out - n1036 27 Jun 1990: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Short preview.
In: City Limits n456 28 Jun 1990 Page: 31
Title: [City Limits - n456 28 Jun 1990: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review of the film and director Imamura.
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v57 n679 August 1990 Pages: 227-228
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v57 n679 August 1990: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Empire n14 August 1990 Page: 33
Title: New filmsAuthor: ANWAR, Farrah Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: City Limits n455 21 Jun 1990 Pages: 22-23
Title: [City Limits - n455 21 Jun 1990: no known title]Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
In: Variety 24 May 1989 Page: 26
Title: [Variety - 24 May 1989: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: La Revue du Cinéma/Image et Son n451 Jul/Aug 1989 Page: 25
Title: [ La Revue du Cinéma/Image et Son - n451 Jul/Aug 1989: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: French
Description: Reviewed in a supplement on the 1989 Cannes film festival.
In: Cinemaya n5 Autumn 1989 Pages: 31-32
Title: On ScreenAuthor: RICHIE, Donald Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n716 5 Aug 1989 Page: 30
Title: [Screen International - n716 5 Aug 1989: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Le Film Francais n2244/5 5 May 1989 Page: 44
Title: [ Le Film Francais - n2244/5 5 May 1989: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: Credits plus synopsis (in French and English)
In: La Revue du Cinéma/Image et Son n454 November 1989 Pages: 16-17
Title: [ La Revue du Cinéma/Image et Son - n454 November 1989: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Interview with Shohei Imamura about his latest film KUROI AME.
In: Positif n344 October 1989 Pages: 7-12
Title: Shohei ImamuraAuthor: BOURGET, Jean-Loup Article type: ArticleLanguage: French
Description: Article on KUROI AME and an interview with Imamura mention- ing the film
In: The Hollywood Reporter v307 n37 25 May 1989 Page: 9
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v307 n37 25 May 1989: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(2)
Title: Word and image in Japanese cinemaAuthor: WASHBURN, Dennis Pages: v-xxvii, 388p.
Title: Hibakusha cinema: Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the nuclear image in Japanese film
Author: BRODERICK, Mick Pages: vii-x. 255p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-377423
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-377423
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access