Yes, very. More sad than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Black Rain end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Black Rain easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Black Rain violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Black Rain

Name: Black Rain
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1989
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Yoshiko Tanaka, Kazuo Kitamura, Etsuko Ichihara, Masato Yamada, Shoichi Ozawa

We do not live only to die.

Directed by Shōhei Imamura

Produced by Hayashibara Group, Imamura Productions

1989123 min7.6 / 10

A meditative, deeply melancholic portrait of a family haunted by atomic trauma, exploring how survivors carry grief and the burden of radiation sickness across decades.

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.

Clusters

Coping With Loss Slow Emotional Collapse Corrupted by Ambition Action Movies With Explosions Weddings and Marriage

Genres

Drama History

Keywords

Marriage Proposal Husband Wife Relationship Based On Novel Or Book Atomic Bomb World War Ii Hiroshima, Japan Post World War Ii Radiation Sickness 1940s 1950s Hibakusha

Questions people ask

Is Black Rain sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Does Black Rain end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Black Rain easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Black Rain violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Black Rain scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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