Rhapsody in August
About Rhapsody in August
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.
Akira Kurosawa's Rhapsody in August is a 1991 drama film. Its themes are grandmother, atomic bomb, grandmother grandson relationship, and grandmother granddaughter relationship.
Sachiko Murase stars as Kane (The Grandmother), Hidetaka Yoshioka as Tateo, Tomoko Otakara as Tami, and Mieko Suzuki as Minako. At 98 minutes long, it arrived in May 1991.
The screenplay is by Akira Kurosawa and Ishirō Honda.
The Farewell, Fail Safe, and To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb make useful companions to Rhapsody in August. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 162 votes and it carries a PG rating.