Rhapsody in August

Original title: 八月の狂詩曲

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

• 1991
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• 1h 38m
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• PG

• Drama

★ 7.2 TMDB Rating · 163 votes

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

Release date

May 25, 1991

Original language

Japanese

Origin

Japan