Rhapsody in August
dir. Akira Kurosawa
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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.
Directed byAkira Kurosawa
StarringSachiko Murase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomoko Otakara, Mieko Suzuki, Mitsunori Isaki, Hisashi Igawa
Written byIshirō Honda, Akira Kurosawa
CinematographyShoji Ueda
EditingAkira Kurosawa
MusicShinichiro Ikebe
Rhapsody in August
1991 · PG · 1h 38m
Drama
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.
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