Rhapsody in August
(1991)
May 25, 1991
(JP)
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Drama
• 98m
Overview
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
Writers
Kiyoko Murata, Akira Kurosawa, Ishirō Honda
Top Billed
Sachiko Murase
Keywords
atomic bomb
hydrogen bomb
long lost relative
grandmother
japanese american
nagasaki, japan
mourning ritual
grandmother grandson relationship
grandmother granddaughter relationship
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Status
Released
Original Language
JA
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