| Description |
1 videodiscs (123 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical mono rda |
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PCM |
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HDTV rda |
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video file region A rda |
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Blu-ray video |
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Motion picture |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in1989. |
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Based on the novel by Masuji Ibuse. |
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PCM 1.0 mono, wide screen 1.85:1. |
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Features: audio commentaries on all three films by Japanese cinema expert Jasper Sharp; in-depth appreciations of all three films by Japanese cinema expert Tony Rayns; alternate color ending to Black rain, shot by Imamura but removed from the film shortly before its release; archival interviews on Black rain with actress Yoshiko Tanaka and assistant director Takashi Miike. |
| Cast |
Yoshiko Tanaka, Kazuo Kitamura, Etsuko Ichihara. |
| Summary |
Explores the physical, emotional, and social damage endured by one Japanese family five years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
These are Blu-ray discs made for Blu-ray disc players and will not play on standard DVD players. |
| Terms Of Use |
For private home use only. |
| Language |
In Japanese with optional English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Ibuse, Masuji, 1898-1993 -- Film adaptations.
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Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Japan -- Social life and customs -- 1945- -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Foreign films, Japanese.
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Japanese language materials.
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| Added Author |
Imamura, Shōhei, 1926-2006, screenwriter, director.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Ibuse, Masuji, 1898-1993.
Kuroi ame.
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| Standard No. |
760137409380 |
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00760137409380 gtin-14 |
| Music No. |
AA059 Arrow Academy |
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