Rhapsody in August

1h 38min

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Kurosawa Production

Shochiku

Release date

25th May 1991

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語