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Rhapsody in August (八月の狂詩曲, Hachigatsu no rapusodī or Hachigatsu no kyōshikyoku) [a] is a 1991 Japanese film by Akira Kurosawa based on the novel Nabe no naka by Kiyoko Murata. [6] The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, who lost her husband in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her four grandchildren over the summer.
Evan (now "August") takes refuge in a church, where he befriends a little girl named Hope, who introduces him to the piano and written music. Hope brings August and his abilities to the attention of the parish pastor, who takes August to the Juilliard school, where he impresses the faculty. A rhapsody takes shape from August's notes and homework.
Madadayo (まあだだよ, Mādadayo, "Not yet") is a 1993 Japanese comedy-drama film. It is the thirtieth and final film to be completed by Akira Kurosawa.It was screened out of competition at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. [3]
Dodes'ka-den (Japanese: どですかでん, Hepburn: Dodesukaden, onomatopoeia term equivalent to "Clickety-clack") is a 1970 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Yojimbo (Japanese: 用心棒, Hepburn: Yōjinbō, lit. Bodyguard) is a 1961 Japanese samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa, who also co-wrote the screenplay and was one of the producers.
Akira Kurosawa wrote a screenplay based on "Nabe no naka", which he later filmed and released under the title Rhapsody in August. [5] An English translation of "Nabe no naka", translated by Kyoko Iriye Selden, was published in a 2015 collection of fiction by Japanese women writers. [2]
Rhapsody in August: Hachi-gatsu no kyōshikyoku (Hachigatsu no rapusodī) (八月の狂詩曲) Akira Kurosawa: Nagasaki family after Bockscar drops atomic bomb: 1991 France Germany Poland Warsaw – Year 5703: Warszawa. Année 5703 (in French) Tragarz puchu (in Polish) Der Daunenträger (in German) Janusz Kijowski
Robert Wells and Maria Sköld (singer) in a commemorative concert for Charlie Norman at the Scalateatern, Stockholm in November 2013.. Robert Henry Arthur Wells (born 7 April 1962) is a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician best known for the musical Rhapsody in Rock [], which contains elements of rock, classical and boogie-woogie.