PGUS
1991Drama1h 38m

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.

Information

StatusReleased
Original Languageja

Keywords

atomic bombhydrogen bomblong lost relativegrandmotherjapanese americannagasakimourning ritualgrandmother grandson relationshipgrandmother granddaughter relationship

Production

Shochiku
Shochiku
TOHO Studios
TOHO Studios
Sony PCL
Sony PCL
IMAGICA
IMAGICA