Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August
1991
★★★★☆ 7.2/10
⏱️ 98 min
📅 Released
🌐 JA
Drama
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
Writer
Akira Kurosawa, Ishirō Honda
Producer
Toru Okuyama, Hisao Kurosawa

Production

Kurosawa Production, Shochiku

Keywords

atomic bombhydrogen bomblong lost relativegrandmotherjapanese americannagasakimourning ritualgrandmother grandson relationshipgrandmother granddaughter relationship