Rhapsody in August(1991)

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.

Genre: Drama

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Actors: Sachiko Murase, Hisashi Igawa, Narumi Kayashima, Tomoko Ôtakara, Mitsunori Isaki, Toshie Negishi, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Chôichirô Kawarasaki, Mieko Suzuki, Richard Gere

Release date: 1991-05-25

Country of origin: Japan

Length: 1h 38m

Ratings:

• 7.2/10
• 60%