Rhapsody in August (1991)

05/25/1991 (JP) • 1h 38m

Drama

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

Overview

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

atomic bomb

hydrogen bomb

long lost relative

grandmother

japanese american

nagasaki

mourning ritual

grandmother grandson relationship

grandmother granddaughter relationship

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