Rhapsody in August

(1991)

★ 7.1 IMDb · 160 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1991

Runtime: 98 мин

Country: Japan

Director: Акира Куросава

Cast: 村瀬幸子, Хидэтака Ёсиока, 大寶智子, 鈴木美恵子, Мицунори Исаки, 井川比佐志, 根岸季衣, 河原崎長一郎, 茅島成美, Ричард Гир

Plot

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.