Rhapsody in August

Name: Rhapsody in August
Genre: Drama
Released: 25 May 1991
Rating: 7.10
Cast: Sachiko Murase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomoko Otakara, Mieko Suzuki, Mitsunori Isaki

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.

Year: 1991

Genre: Drama

Studio: Kurosawa Production, Shochiku

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Cast: Sachiko Murase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomoko Otakara, Mieko Suzuki, Mitsunori Isaki, Hisashi Igawa

Crew: Akira Kurosawa (Director), Akira Kurosawa (Editor), Yoshirō Muraki (Production Design), Kazu Hiro (Special Effects Makeup Artist), Shôji Ueda (Director of Photography), Naohito Sakai (Assistant Director)

Runtime: 98 minutes

Release: May 25, 1991

IMDb: 7.10/10 by 142 users

Popularity: 3

Country: Japan

Language: 日本語

Budget: 0

Revenue: 0

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