Rhapsody In August
This moving drama, set in Nagasaki, explores the trauma of World War II and the after-effects of the atomic bomb. Four children on a visit to their Grandmother in this historic town get invited to Hawaii by their American relations, setting off a chain of painful memories that are finally confronted when an American Cousin, Richard Gere, arrives.
Year: 1991
Genre: Foreign Language Films, Japanese Cinema
Country: Japan
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Starring: Sachiko Murase, Richard Gere, Hisashi Igawa
Duration: 93 Minutes
Rating: PG - Contains violence.
7.3/10
Location in store: Foreign (Japan)
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