Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August (1991)

1991-05-25 · 98 min · Rating 7.10/10 (149 votes)

Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.

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.

Drama

Keywords

atomic bomb grandmother grandmother granddaughter relationship grandmother grandson relationship hydrogen bomb japanese american long lost relative mourning ritual nagasaki

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