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Rhapsody in August

"Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering."

1991-05-25
7.2
ja 98m
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.

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Editor

Akira Kurosawa

Production Design

Yoshirō Muraki

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Kazu Hiro

Director of Photography

Shôji Ueda

Executive Producer

Toru Okuyama

atomic bomb hydrogen bomb long lost relative grandmother japanese american nagasaki mourning ritual grandmother grandson relationship grandmother granddaughter relationship

Status

Released

Countries

  • Japan

Companies

  • Kurosawa Production
  • Shochiku

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