Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August

  • Director: Akira Kurosawa
  • Writer: Kiyoko Murata,Akira Kurosawa,Ishirô Honda
  • Countries of origin: Japan
  • Language: Japanese, English
  • Release date: December 20, 1991
  • Sound mix: Dolby Stereo
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Rapsodia en agosto
  • "August Nomad Poems" is a 98-minute drama film produced and distributed by Shochiku Films in Japan. Directed by Wind Man , directed, Sachiko Murase , Hisashi Igawa , Narumi Kayashima , Negishiとshi Jiang , Richard Tiffany Gere starring, on May 25, 1991 release in Japan.
    The film takes Nagasaki as the stage, and through the eyes of four children, it tells the story of Ah Cheng's invitation to go to Hawaii by his brother who has lived in the United States for 70 years to realize his dream of reunion with his brothers and sisters. However, Ah Cheng’s late husband was killed by an atomic bomb many years ago. This incident caused Ah Cheng to be embarrassed, and he did not agree to go to meet again. Through the visit of his American-Japanese nephew, a hatred that has entangled for more than 40 years, Finally got resolved   .

    Details

    • Release date December 20, 1991
    • Filming locations Amagi-Yugashima, Shizuoka, Japan
    • Production companies Feature Film Enterprise II, Kurosawa Production Co., Shochiku

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $516,431

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $26,771

    Gross worldwide

    $516,431

    Movie reviews

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    • By Agustina 2022-04-20 09:02:25

      Old man with umbrella folded in rain and running boy, girl and adult


        It was at the time when Nanchang held the "Kurosawa Akira Movie Split Shot Painting Exhibition". Although I have only seen two Kurosawa Akira movies, but I already understood his status as a master, I naturally went to the exhibition. The exhibition mainly displayed the split shot paintings of some of Kurosawa Akira's movies. . That's right, our film emperor is also a painter, and when he...

    • By Vinnie 2022-04-20 09:02:25

      "August Rhapsody"

      It was the first time I watched Akira Kurosawa's movie, and I was shocked by this kind of long-running plot. After reading the comments of netizens, they said that Akira Kurosawa's movie shooting technique was amazing, but I couldn't say how good it was. I think this evaluation should be a great affirmation of Akira Kurosawa. The background of the whole play is Nagasaki after the war. The atmosphere in the film is relatively relaxed. The laughter and laughter draws out the kind of pity in...

    • By Albert 2022-04-19 09:02:45

      Personal keywords: a little that can be obtained from a relatively small Kurosawa Akira movie

      There are three things that impressed me about this movie:

      1. Visualize the turmoil, misreading, communication and understanding of Eastern and Western cultures

      (1) The lack of anti-war memory and the new generation, the open space, the large panorama, the overlook and the individual's insignificance and powerlessness in the disappearing city and the disappearing historical memory

      (2) "Tatami Perspective", the chamber architecture and composition of traditional Japanese...

    • By Gabriel 2022-04-19 09:02:45

      Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra

      Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, when practicing deep prajna-paramita, sees that the five aggregates are empty, and saves all suffering. Sariputra, form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from form, form is emptiness, emptiness is form, and the same is true of perception, thought, action, and consciousness. Shariputra, these dharmas are empty, neither arising nor perishing, neither defiled nor pure, neither increasing nor decreasing. Therefore, the sky has no form, no...

    • By Lonnie 2022-04-19 09:02:45

      why is it like this?

      There is absolutely no combination of hardness and softness of , the sound of , and the warmth of <まだだよ>. It is an angry anti-war movie at all, or even a facialized anti-war movie.
      At the beginning, a group of children Appearing in the beautiful scenery, I also felt a little bit of "Dongdong's Holiday" kind of mildness in it, but when I mentioned the atomic bomb, I was in a mess. It was
      too much, really too much. I voted for Grandpa Kurosawa's sake. This is "OK",...

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    • By Florida 2023-09-28 07:10:51

      A torrential rain refreshes a stressful, hot summer that lasts into...

    • By Peyton 2023-09-20 14:21:57

      When grandma thought she was back on the day of the atomic bombing and took a white cloth to protect her grandchildren, when grandma braved the storm to go to Nagasaki, Dad's reaction was so strong, indicating that grandma has been suppressing her thoughts about grandpa. Not shown. Alas, may the world be at peace. btw, my favorite scene is when grandma and four grandchildren sit in a small garden and admire the moon in the...

    • By Grayce 2023-07-04 16:53:28

      The Japanese worship the strong in their bones, and the four grandchildren wear American clothes to go sightseeing in the nuclear explosion site. Your old man died in a nuclear explosion, and your brother grows pineapples in Hawaii. Human beings are fond of forgetting, and what cannot be forgotten is the sound of cicadas and delicious kidney beans in...

    • By Wilfred 2023-05-18 06:38:15

      When will Chinese directors start filming the Cultural Revolution and "Three Years of Man-made...

    • By Onie 2023-05-05 05:27:49

      A rare and refreshing work by Akira...

    Movie plot

    An old man living in the countryside of Nagasaki, Japan, suddenly received an airmail letter from Hawaii, the United States. The sender is Clark, the old man's nephew. The letter stated that the old man's brother immigrated to the United States in his early years and became a rich man by operating a pineapple farm. He is suffering from an incurable disease and hopes to meet his younger sister before his death. The old man's son and...
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    Evaluation action

    "August Nomad Poems" is a work by Wind Man empathizing with the tragedy of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. He only sympathizes with the Japanese people, but avoids talking about Japan's ravages of other countries   . The atomic bomb blast is a scar that hurts Wind Man from time to time. The film almost gave up Wind Man-style labels such as strong light and dark contrast and unexpected editing   . The whole film is warm and smooth, full of...
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    Movie quotes

    • Kane: I got old and so did this organ.

    • Kane: People do anything just to win war. Sooner or later it will destroy us all.