Rhapsody in August
1991 · 98 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 7,818 VOTES · DIR. Akira Kurosawa
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 912 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:07 SHOCHIKU presents
00:03:54 "but were somewhat surprised to find...
00:06:38 "A trip to Hawaii is not too different...
00:09:17 Say, Grandma, let's go to Hawaii.
00:12:30 To put it simply...
00:16:04 and Grandma was carrying Minako's mother in her belly.
00:21:58 Grandma.
00:25:01 You see, none of us and none of our parents know about war.
00:28:07 I'll fix it. I sure will. Absolutely.
00:31:04 Good night.
00:37:08 This is all right, isn't it?
00:39:51 It must be those eyes.
00:43:49 Grandma is there, too. What are they doing?
00:48:15 Moonlight is nice.
00:50:52 Maybe it's our fault, listening to her so seriously.
00:54:45 I'll bet it was some trip for you, too.
00:57:40 She broke down all reserve in no time, and looked after us like her family.
01:00:29 I've got an idea.
01:03:05 If they don't like it, they don't have to remember it.
01:06:50 We can't see it yet.
01:10:25 That's something we just can't find.
01:16:16 My father told me...
01:19:19 What's that up there?
01:27:31 Shall we go to bed, too?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed912
Dialogue density9.3 lines / min
First line00:00:07
Final line01:27:31
Production Record
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes7,818