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Rhapsody in August
“Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.”
★ 7.2· 1991· 98 min· Popularity 1PG
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.
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Release Date: 5/25/1991
Runtime: 98 minutes
Languages: Japanese
Director: Akira Kurosawa
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Companies: Kurosawa Production, Shochiku, Sony PCL, IMAGICA
Countries: Japan
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atomic bombhydrogen bomblong lost relativegrandmotherjapanese americannagasakimourning ritualgrandmother grandson relationshipgrandmother granddaughter relationship
