Japan Synopsis
八月の狂詩曲
“Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.”
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.
The 1990–1992 Japan Window
107 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Rhapsody in August sits at position #28.
#1Chibi Maruko-chan
★ 9.0 · 1990
#2Yu Yu Hakusho
★ 8.6 · 1992
#3Tokyo Love Story
★ 8.6 · 1991
#4Sailor Moon
★ 8.4 · 1992
#5Moomin
★ 8.4 · 1990
#6Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
★ 8.2 · 1991
#7Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!
★ 8.1 · 1992
#8Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
★ 8.1 · 1991
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Rhapsody in August. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Kurosawa Production
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Rhapsody in August premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,938 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (58th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #678 of 1,411 (top 48%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Kurosawa Production, Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | May 25, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0101991 |