Rhapsody in August
"Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering."
1991-05-25
7.1
ja 98mDrama
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.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Akira Kurosawa
Production Design
Yoshirō Muraki
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Kazu Hiro
Director of Photography
Shôji Ueda
Assistant Director
Vittorio Dalle Ore
atomic bomb hydrogen bomb long lost relative grandmother japanese american nagasaki mourning ritual grandmother grandson relationship grandmother granddaughter relationship
Status
ReleasedCountries
- Japan
Companies
- Kurosawa Production
- Shochiku
