Black Rain

Black Rain (黒い雨; kuroi ame) ISBN 087011364X is a 1966 novel by Japanese author Ibuse Masuji. The events of the novel center around the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Black Rain (黒い雨; kuroi ame) is a 1989 Japanese film by director Imamura Shohei based on a novel by Ibuse Masuji.

Black Rain is a 1989 movie starring Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura , Kate Capshaw, and Yusaku Matsuda . The film was directed by Ridley Scott.

The story centers around two New York City policemen who arrest a member of the Japanese Yakuza and must escort him back to Japan. Once there he escapes and the two policemen find themselves dragged deeper and deeper into the Japanese underworld.

The film was nominated for Oscars in Best Sound and Best Sound Effects Editing.