MOVIE
Rhapsody in August
Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
Rhapsody in August in its release era
Released in 1991, Rhapsody in August sits inside the 1990s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1991-05-25
- Rating
- PG
- TMDB score
- 7.1/10
- Original language
- JA
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Japan
- Studio
- Kurosawa Production, Shochiku, Sony PCL
People behind the title
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