Country
France
Date
May 18, 1989
Note
Cannes Film Festival
We do not live only to die.
2h 3min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Reiko Nanao | Rui |
| Sabu Kawahara | Kanemaru |
| Noboru Mitani | Post Office Clerk |
| Hideji Ōtaki | Dr. Fujita |
| Takashi Miike | Factory Worker |
| Mayumi Tateichi | Fumiko of Ikemoto-ya |
| Keisuke Ishida | Yuichi |
| Satoshi Iinuma | Takamaru |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | 黒い雨 |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Hayashibara Group, Imamura Productions, TFC |
| Data di uscita | 13 maggio 1989 |
| Exec. Producer | Shōhei Imamura |
| Producer | Shigeyuki Endō, Hiroaki Masubayashi, Toshiya Nomura, Hisashi Iino |
| Writer | Toshirō Ishidō, Shōhei Imamura, Masuji Ibuse |
| Editors | Hajime Okayasu |
| Cinematography | Takashi Kawamata |
| Asst. Directors | Takashi Miike, Takashi Tsukinoki, Shōhei Imamura |
| Camera Operators | Takashi Kawamata |
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| Add. Photography | Takashi Kawamata |
| Production Design | Hisao Inagaki, Akiyoshi Kanda |
| Art Direction | Hisao Inagaki, Akiyoshi Kanda |
| Set Decoration | Akiyoshi Kanda, Hisao Inagaki |
| Composer | Toru Takemitsu, Masatoshi Saito, Katsumi Takahashi, Atsushi Sugiyama, Pablo García Hompanera, Eiji Hirokawa, Kyōji Kōno, Kenichi Benitani |
| Sound | Masatoshi Saito, Katsumi Takahashi, Atsushi Sugiyama, Pablo García Hompanera, Eiji Hirokawa, Kyōji Kōno, Kenichi Benitani, Toru Takemitsu |
| Costume Design | Hidefumi Sueyoshi, Isao Haruyama, Manabu Irisawa, Shigeko Ikawa |
| Makeup | Shigeko Ikawa, Isao Haruyama, Manabu Irisawa, Hidefumi Sueyoshi |
| Hairstyling | Isao Haruyama, Manabu Irisawa, Shigeko Ikawa, Hidefumi Sueyoshi |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Belgium
Date
Oct 12, 1989
Note
Gent International Film Festival
Country
Sweden
Date
Feb 03, 1990
Note
Göteborg Film Festival
Country
Egypt
Date
Oct 25, 2010
Note
Hiroshima Japanese Film Festival
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Country
India
Date
Jan 24, 2012
Note
Yashwant International Film Festival
Country
Chile
Date
Aug 07, 2015
Note
Festival: Terapias de Cine, Ciclo de cine, ciencia y medicina - Cine UC
Country
China
Date
Sep 20, 2021
Note
Beijing International Film Festival
Country
Brazil
Date
Oct 19, 2025
Certification
L
Note
São Paulo International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Country
Japan
Date
May 13, 1989
Country
Netherlands
Date
Sep 29, 1989
Certification
16
Country
France
Date
Oct 30, 1989
Country
United States
Date
Feb 01, 1990
Certification
R
Digital
Country
Germany
Date
Dec 04, 2014
Certification
16
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