Rhapsody in August (1991)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Cinematography by Shoji Ueda, Takao Saitō
PG98 min44 frames
Drama
Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.
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What is Rhapsody in August about?
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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What does the cinematography of Rhapsody in August look like?
Sampled across 44 frames, the coverage of Rhapsody in August leans on wide compositions (34% of the sample) and medium shots (27%). Cinematographer Shoji Ueda keeps 61% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 68% of the frames.
What is the color palette of Rhapsody in August?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Rhapsody in August (1991) are #30332c, #53534e, #8f908d, #0f100f, #f7f7f5, #4a4c3a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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