Cinematic background from Rhapsody in August 1991 - The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose husband was one of 80,000 human beings killed in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her four grandchildren over the summer. She learns of a long-lost brother, Suzujiro, living in Hawaii who wants her to visit him before he dies.

Rhapsody in August

1991

Drama

Directors:
Akira Kurosawa
Writers:
Ishirô Honda, Kiyoko Murata, Akira Kurosawa
Official poster of Rhapsody in August 1991 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman sitting on the floor; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man standing in front of a blackboard; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman sitting in the woods; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of young people sitting around a piano; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting in front of a wall; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older woman is praying with her hands in front of her face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man sitting on the ground with a bottle of beer; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A couple of people sitting in front of an open box; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing in the dark outside; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on the floor; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting around a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two people sitting in the middle of a forest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A young man playing the piano in a living room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man holding a black umbrella in the dark; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing next to each other in the grass; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older woman sitting in a chair in front of a wall; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting in front of a grand piano; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man sitting in front of a piano; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two young men sitting at a piano in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people walking down a dirt path; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man in an apron working in a kitchen; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on the ground in front of an open fire; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A boy sitting in a chair in front of a woman; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old woman standing in front of a group of young people; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on a chair playing a piano; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man sitting at a table with a tray of watermelon; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on the ground looking at a cell phone; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man sitting in front of a group of people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man sitting at a table with a group of people around him; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A woman sitting on the ground in front of another woman; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman sitting in front of a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting around a table; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting in the dark under a full moon; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing on the sidewalk; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman sitting on top of a wooden bench; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two older men sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older woman holding an apple up to her mouth; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting around a table with a pineapple on top of it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting on the ground in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting on the ground looking at a tablet computer; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of young people standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting on the floor in a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing next to each other on a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing in front of a body of water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting on a bus; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old woman with two young girls sitting next to her; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting on a wooden floor; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man praying in front of a group of people in a field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people riding on a bus; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older woman sitting on the ground next to two young boys; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing in front of a straw hut; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing next to each other near a body of water; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people looking up into the sky at night; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An airplane is flying in the sky at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing next to each other on a field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing next to each other on a field; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man sitting on the ground surrounded by young people; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A woman taking a picture with a camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing next to each other on top of a hill; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of young people standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing next to each other on a street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman holding hands in front of the moon; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing next to each other on a bridge; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing next to each other on a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing around a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two young people sitting in a living room talking to each other; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A person with a leaf on their head and face; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of young people standing around a man holding a tablet; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a boy are standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing in front of a person; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting and standing around a swimming pool; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A boy in a blue shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing next to each other in a yard; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man standing next to a boy in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two people are standing in front of an old house; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two older asian men sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man and a young boy in front of a blackboard; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rhapsody in August” (1991), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman sitting on a porch with a child standing in the background; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle