Genres

History , Animation , Drama

Duration

94 min

Director

Takeshi Shirato

Rating

5.5

Release Date

August 12, 1984

Beaten by Black Rain

Original title: 黒い雨に打たれて

Synopsis

Many years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the survivors (called hibakusha in Japanese) are still physically and emotionally devastated by the event. Kuroi Ame ni Utarete tells the interlocking stories of a group of survivors who frequent Stand Akauma, a bar: Takeshi, who lost his entire family; Tomoko, a prostitute horribly burned in the bombing; her younger brother Junji, who scrabbles on the fringes of society; Eiko, a pregnant young woman whom he loves; and Yuri, another prostitute who is determined to secure a brighter future for her blind son.