
MOVIE · 1991
Rhapsody in August
Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.
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.
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Story
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.
CAST
Featured cast
Sachiko MuraseKane (The Grandmother)
Hidetaka YoshiokaTateo
Tomoko OtakaraTami
Mieko SuzukiMinako
Mitsunori IsakiShinjiro
Hisashi IgawaTadao
Toshie NegishiKane's daughter
Chōichirō KawarasakiNoboruMORE TO EXPLORE











