Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August is a 1991 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, who also served as screenwriter and film editor. The screenplay was co-written by Ishirō Honda. The cast includes Sachiko Murase, Richard Gere, Hidetaka Yoshioka, and Noriko Honma. The film’s main subjects are aviation and the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with the narrative set in Nagasaki. The original Japanese title is 八月の狂詩曲.

The film has a runtime of 98 minutes and was distributed by Shochiku and Netflix in video on demand format. Production companies include Kurosawa Production, Shochiku, Sony PCL, and IMAGICA. The composer is Shin'ichirō Ikebe, and the production designer is Yoshirō Muraki. The film is rated PG and has received five wins and seven nominations.

Review scores include a 6.1 out of 10 and a 60% rating. An IMDb rating is listed as 7.2 based on 8,083 votes, with a TMDb vote average of 7.16. The film is categorized under drama and war genres. Keywords associated with the work include atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb, long lost relative, grandmother, and Japanese American.