Rhapsody in August

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.

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Ishirō Honda

Producer

Hisao Kurosawa

Original Music Composer

Shinichiro Ikebe

Director of Photography

Shoji Ueda

Director of Photography

Takao Saitō