Black Rain

...förtjänar att lyftas fram från mörkret och upplevas i all sin prakt.

...centres on a typically gutsy Michael Douglas performance; he was at the height of his fame, post Wall Street, an American hero with rough edges and big hair.

It must have taken no small amount of courage for Imamura to make this film, which carries an insight many Japanese may not want to heed and many foreigners may not be able to believe.

Director Ridley Scott's visual gifts are still evident…