Movie Details
Theatrical Release:December 20th, 1991
Original Language:Japanese
Executive Producers:Toru Okuyama
Production Companies:Kurosawa Production, Shochiku
Rhapsody in August (1991)
Movie"Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering."
Audience Score
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.
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
