Rhapsody in August

Name: Rhapsody in August
Genre: Drama
Released: 1991-05-25
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 7.1

Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.

1h 38m Japanese

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Rhapsody in August

Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.

1h 38m Japanese

★ #17,097 Drama

#atomic bomb #hydrogen bomb #long lost relative #grandmother #japanese american #nagasaki #mourning ritual #grandmother grandson relationship #grandmother granddaughter relationship

An elderly Nagasaki hibakusha spends a summer caring for her four grandchildren, whose curiosity about the 1945 bombing stirs buried memories and moral questions. When an American nephew from Hawaii visits, the family confronts grief, guilt, and the possibility of reconciliation across generations.

Director Akira Kurosawa

Novel Kiyoko Murata Screenplay Akira Kurosawa Screenplay Ishirō Honda