Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August

98 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 25, 1991

The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose husband was one of 80,000 human beings killed in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her four grandchildren over the summer. She learns of a long-lost brother, Suzujiro, living in Hawaii who wants her to visit him before he dies.

Rhapsody in August

98 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 25, 1991

Rhapsody in August
The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose husband was one of 80,000 human beings killed in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her four grandchildren over the summer. She learns of a long-lost brother, Suzujiro, living in Hawaii who wants her to visit him before he dies.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd., Kurosawa Production Co.
Original title 八月の狂詩曲
Directors Akira Kurosawa
Writers Kiyoko Murata, Ishirō Honda, Akira Kurosawa