Black Rain is the title of several artistic works.The title also refers to the black rain that the hibakusha reported some minutes after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Black Rain is a 1965 novel by Japanese author Ibuse Masuji. The events of the novel are centered on the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Black Rain (???; kuroi ame) is a 1989 Japanese film by director Imamura Shohei based on the novel of the same name by Ibuse Masuji. Black Rain is a 198