Rhapsody in August (1991)

PG 20 Dec 1991 • Drama, War • 1h 38m

An elderly woman living in Nagasaki Japan takes care of her four grandchildren for their summer vacation. They learn about the atomic bomb that fell in 1945, and how it killed their grandfather.

Akira Kurosawa
Director

Kiyoko Murata, Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda
Writer

Sachiko Murase, Richard Gere, Hisashi Igawa
Starring

Language: Japanese, English
Awards: 5 wins & 7 nominations
Country: Japan
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Box Office Total: $516,431

7.2

IMDb (7708 votes)

60%

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