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Rhapsody in August (1991)

Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Cinematography by Shoji Ueda, Takao Saitō

PG98 min44 frames

Drama

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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