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Rating: 7.1/10 by 139 users

Rhapsody in August (1991)

The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose husband was one of 80,000 human beings killed in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her four grandchildren over the summer. She learns of a long-lost brother, Suzujiro, living in Hawaii who wants her to visit him before he dies.

Directing:
  • Akira Kurosawa
  • Vittorio Dalle Ore
  • Ishirō Honda
  • Takashi Koizumi
  • Naohito Sakai
  • Tsuyoshi Sugino
  • Toru Tanaka
  • Okihiro Yoneda
Writing:
  • Kiyoko Murata
  • Akira Kurosawa
  • Ishirō Honda
Stars:
Release Date: Sat, May 25, 1991

Rating: 7.1/10 by 139 users

Alternative Title:
Another Summer - US
Hachi-gatsu no kyôshikyoku - JP
Rhapsodie en août - FR
Rhapsodie im August - DE
Hachi-gatsu no rapusodî - JP
Августовская рапсодия - SU
Rapsodi i august - NO

Country:
Japan
Language:
日本語
Runtime: 01 hour 38 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb, long lost relative, grandmother, japanese american, nagasaki, mourning ritual, grandmother grandson relationship, grandmother granddaughter relationship

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