Rhapsody in August
Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.
1991 1h 38m 7.1Movie
Drama
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
Sachiko MuraseHidetaka YoshiokaTomoko OtakaraMieko SuzukiMitsunori IsakiHisashi IgawaToshie NegishiChōichirō KawarasakiNarumi KayashimaRichard GereMatsue OnoKappei Matsumoto
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