![]() ![]() Taking it upon himself to complete Yasuko’s recollections of the dark days, Shizuma must rewrite the journal to bring to the reader an unmistakable account of the injuries, the horrors and the victimization that was to become the destiny of his niece and those thousands of Hiroshima survivors. In a loving desire to redeem her life from such a barren existence, he chances upon her personal journal where she used to write diary-like description of the events surrounding Hiroshima. Under these conditions, Shizuma feels miserable because of his inability to find a suitable husband for his beloved niece. ![]() The title “Black Rain” refers to this radioactive cloud which would bring upon Yasuko the permanent stigma of being a radiation victim and turn her life into a daily struggle against marginalization by Japanese society. ![]() At the time of the bombing, Yasuko was rumored to be working at a Hiroshima middle school and by that extension, exposing herself to radiation caused by a black cloud that had swept over the unfortunate city. ![]()
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