Rhapsody in August
Rhapsody in August

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Rhapsody in August

1991
Movie
98 min
Japanese

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.