After the Rain (film)

Infobox Film
name = 雨あがる
Ame Agaru
caption = Original Japanese poster
writer = Shugoro Yamamoto
Akira Kurosawa
starring = Akira Terao
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Shiro Mifune
Mieko Harada
Tatsuya Nakadai
director = Takashi Koizumi
producer = Masato Hara
Hisao Kurosawa
music = Masaru Satô
distributor = Asmik Ace Entertainment
released = flagicon|France 1999
flagicon|Japan January 22 2000
runtime = 91 min.
country = Japan
language = Japanese
amg_id = 1:181352
imdb_id = 0181960
budget = US$3,800,000 (estimated)
followed_by =

"After the Rain" is the English title for (雨あがる, "Ame Agaru"), a 1999 film by Takashi Koizumi based on the last script of Akira Kurosawa. This movie won Japanese Academy Awards in 1999.

A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst the travelers trapped at the inn. A traveling ronin (masterless samurai), Ihei Misawa takes it upon himself to cheer everyone up by arranging a splendid feast. Unfortunately he has no money and in order to pay for the feast he visits the local dojos and challenges the masters there for payment, termed in the film as prize fighting. Later, after breaking up a duel between two young retainers of the local clan he receives an offer of employment as a sword master from the local lord, Shigeaki. He has a tense interaction with the lord and his retainers, revealing his prowess at their expense.The film also shows the tender relationship he has with his wife, Tayo, and provides insights into the way of life of a ronin's wife.The story is based on the last script written by the late, legendary Japanese Director, Akira Kurosawa and is directed by his former assistant director of 28 years, Takashi Koizumi who does a magnificent job of shooting this film with its wonderful cinematography of a gentle but moving story of a samurai's life. It was awarded a Japanese Academy Award in 1999.

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