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Rhapsody in August

1991 · 98 min

Drama

★ 7.1

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Trailer

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.

Crew

Director Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay Ishirō Honda
Director of Photography Shoji Ueda
Director of Photography Takao Saitō

Cast

Crew

Director — Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay — Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay — Ishirō Honda
Director of Photography — Shoji Ueda
Director of Photography — Takao Saitō

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Intermission

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