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Rhapsody in August
“Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.”
7.2 / 10• 1991• 1h 38m•PG• Japanese
Drama
Storyline
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 & Crew
Sachiko Murase
Kane (The Grandmother)
Lead
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tateo
Tomoko Otakara
Tami
MS
Mieko Suzuki
Minako
Mitsunori Isaki
Shinjiro
Hisashi Igawa
Tadao
Toshie Negishi
Kane's daughter
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Noboru
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Akira Kurosawa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Rhapsody in August is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
