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Rhapsody in August

1991 · 98 min

A quiet, contemplative summer where a family's gentle days stir deep memories of loss, ending in a storm of disorientation and grief.

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

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • memory
  • family
  • war
  • aging
Places
  • countryside
  • home
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
Written by
Ishirō Honda, Akira Kurosawa
Starring
Sachiko Murase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomoko Otakara, Mieko Suzuki, Mitsunori Isaki, Hisashi Igawa, Toshie Negishi, Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Music
Shinichiro Ikebe
Cinematography
Shoji Ueda, Takao Saitō
Runtime
98 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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