
Synopsis & Context
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.
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- 八月の狂詩曲
- Release
- May 25, 1991
- Screen Time
- 1h 38min
- Rating
- PG
- Direction
- Akira Kurosawa
- Original Language
- Japanese
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Production Status
- Released
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