Rhapsody in August (1991)
八月の狂詩曲
"Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering."
ThumbScore
👍 78%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 60%
(RT: 60%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Sachiko Murase as Kane (The Grandmother)
Tomoko Otakara as Tami
Mieko Suzuki as Minako
Mitsunori Isaki as Shinjiro
Chōichirō Kawarasaki as Noboru
Is Rhapsody in August good?
Most people think so. 78% audience score, estimated from 164 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 60%.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
