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Rhapsody in August (八月の狂詩曲, Hachigatsu no rapusodī or Hachigatsu no kyōshikyoku) [a] is a 1991 Japanese film by Akira Kurosawa based on the novel Nabe no naka by Kiyoko Murata. [6] The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, who lost her husband in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her four grandchildren over the summer.
- ¥820 million (Japan rentals), $9 million (overseas)
- 25 May 1991
- Hisao Kurosawa
- Shin’ichirō Ikebe
Dec 20, 1991 · Rhapsody in August: Directed by Akira Kurosawa. With Sachiko Murase, Hisashi Igawa, Narumi Kayashima, Tomoko Ôtakara. Three generations' responses to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
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- Drama
- Akira Kurosawa
- 1991-12-20
Rhapsody in August. Almost 50 years after the American nuclear attack on Nagasaki during World War II, the horrific incident still shapes the life of Kane (Sachiko Murase), an elderly woman who ...
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- Akira Kurosawa
- PG
- Richard Gere
Feb 21, 1992 · A film critic's impression of Akira Kurosawa's 1991 film about the aftermath of the atomic bomb on a Japanese woman and her family. The reviewer praises the director's use of images and dialogue to explore the themes of war, memory, and reconciliation, but criticizes the film for its historical and political implications.
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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. — Matthew Rorie <mrorie@vt.edu>. Elderly Kane, a survivor of the August 9, 1945 atomic bomb blast of Nagasaki, the blast which killed her husband ...
Dec 20, 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. The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose ...
