Rhapsody in August
Original title: 八月の狂詩曲
Recommended from age 11. Memory of the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
Reason translated with AI from our Spanish original.
Good to know
- Death or separation
- Someone loved dies or disappears, often a parent.
- Difficult themes
- War, bullying, illness, broken families, hard real events.
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Spain
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Availability as of 17 October 2026. Data from JustWatch.
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What it’s about
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.
Genres: Drama
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