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Rhapsody in August is a tale of three generations in a post-war Japanese family and their responses to the atomic bombing of Japan. Kane is an elderly woman, now suffering the consequences of older age and diminishing memory, whose husband was killed in the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
Dec 20, 1991 · A film about three generations of a family coping with the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945. Starring Richard Gere, Sachiko Murase and Hisashi Igawa, directed by the legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.
- (7.6K)
- Drama, War
- Akira Kurosawa
- 1991-12-20
Feb 21, 1992 · Rhapsody in August. Roger Ebert February 21, 1992. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Akira Kurosawa is in his early 80s now, and there are those who think he is losing his touch, that the vision that made him one of the greatest of directors is fading at last.
A 1999 film by Akira Kurosawa about a Japanese woman who survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and her estranged American nephew. The film explores the themes of war, family, and reconciliation.
- (15)
- Akira Kurosawa
- PG
- Richard Gere
Oct 5, 2012 · The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, who lost her husband in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki. She cares for her four grandchildren over the summer and learns of a long-lost brother ...
- 3 min
- 65.1K
- Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers
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- 98 min
The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, who lost her husband in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki (between 60 thousand and 80 thousand human beings in Nagasaki), caring for her four grandchildren over the summer.
