Rhapsody in August

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.

Country

Japan

Genre

Drama

Released

25 May 1991

Cast

Sachiko Murase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomoko Otakara, Mieko Suzuki