Rhapsody in August
八月の狂詩曲
1991 · 1h 38m · Drama · Japan · Rated PG (US)
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.
Directed by
Akira KurosawaBased on the novel by
Kiyoko Murata6.8Smart score
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atomic bombgrandmothergrandmother granddaughter relationshipgrandmother grandson relationshiphydrogen bombjapanese americanlong lost relativemourning ritualnagasaki, japan
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