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.
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
Comedy + Drama in Japan
462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Rhapsody in August itself).
The 1990–1992 Japan Window
Rhapsody in August holds position #28 of 107 Japan films in the 1990–1992 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Rhapsody in August premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other Japan films in 1991.
The 848th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
119 audience reviews — more than 79% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (79th percentile) outruns trending popularity (41th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Rhapsody in August, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- grandmother granddaughter relationship · 5
- grandmother grandson relationship · 4
- nagasaki · 3
- long lost relative · 2
- hydrogen bomb · 1
- japanese american · 1
- mourning ritual · 1
- atomic bomb · 13
- grandmother · 7
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 |