
Rhapsody in August
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1hr
38mins
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa,
Toru Okuyama,
Starring
Sachiko Murase,
Hidetaka Yoshioka,
Tomoko Otakara,
Mieko Suzuki
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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.