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.

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Written by: Akira Kurosawa & Ishirō Honda
Release date: 1991-05-25
Runtime: 98 minutes
Critics score:
Tagline: Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.
Cast:
Sachiko Murase Sachiko Murase
Kane (The Grandmother) 
Mieko Suzuki Mieko Suzuki
Minako 
Mitsunori Isaki Mitsunori Isaki
Shinjiro 
Hisashi Igawa Hisashi Igawa
Tadao 
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Also known as:
  • Another Summer
  • Hachi-gatsu no kyôshikyoku
  • Rhapsodie en août
  • Hachi-gatsu no rapusodî