Rhapsody in August
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.
Cast: Sachiko Murase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomoko Otakara
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Rhapsody in August
★ 7.1/1019911h 38m
Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.
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.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Akira Kurosawa
- Producers
- Toru Okuyama, Hisao Kurosawa
- Studio
- Kurosawa Production, Shochiku, Sony PCL
