Rhapsody in August
Original title: Hachigatsu no rapusodî · Turkish title: Ağustos'ta Rapsodi
“Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.”
1991 · 1 h 38 min
Directed by 
Akira Kurosawa
Akira KurosawaCast
Sachiko Murase 
Richard Gere 
Hisashi Igawa
Credits
Written by: Kiyoko Murata
Plot
A grandmother in Nagasaki remembers the atomic bomb.
Sinekatalog’s take
Akira Kurosawa's late, gentle drama has a Nagasaki grandmother recalling the atomic bomb as her grandchildren meet a Japanese-American relative. Quiet and sincere, with Richard Gere in a small role, it is a modest, humane elegy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (8,391 votes)
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