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Rhapsody in August
Rhapsody in August

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Rhapsody in August

PG·1991·98m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Akira Kurosawa

Novel

Kiyoko Murata

Screenplay

Ishirō Honda

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

Japanese

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

atomic bomb
hydrogen bomb
long lost relative
grandmother
japanese american
nagasaki
mourning ritual
grandmother grandson relationship
grandmother granddaughter relationship