Rhapsody in August
Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.
19911h 38m
- Drama
TMDB rating 7.2TMDB165 votes
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.
- Directed by
- Akira Kurosawa
- Written by
- Ishirō Honda, Akira Kurosawa
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Cast
Sachiko Murase
Kane (The Grandmother)
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tateo
Tomoko Otakara
Tami
Mieko Suzuki
Minako
Mitsunori Isaki
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Facts
- Status
- Released
- Original title
- 八月の狂詩曲
- Original language
- Japanese
- Production companies
- Kurosawa Production, Shochiku, Sony PCL, IMAGICA
