
Rhapsody in August
八月の狂詩曲
Release: 1991-05-25·Runtime: 98m·★ 7.2
Drama
An elderly Nagasaki hibakusha spends a summer caring for her four grandchildren, whose curiosity about the 1945 bombing stirs buried memories and moral questions. When an American nephew from Hawaii visits, the family confronts grief, guilt, and the possibility of reconciliation across generations.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Kurosawa Production
Shochiku
TOHO Studios
Sony PCL
IMAGICA
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Cast
Shigeo Katō
Torauemon Utazawa
Sachio Sakaias Mourner
Hidetaka Yoshiokaas Tateo
Mitsunori Isakias Shinjiro
Hiroko Maki
Eiko Koike
Hisashi Igawaas Tadao
Noriko Honmaas Mourner
Richard Gereas Clark (Kane's Nephew)
Narumi Kayashimaas Machino
Sachiko Muraseas Kane (The Grandmother)
Toshie Negishias Kane's daughter
Chōichirō Kawarasakias Noboru
Tomoko Otakaraas Tami
Kumeko OtowaCrew
" />Akira KurosawaDirector, Editor, Screenplay
" />Yoshirō MurakiProduction Design
" />Kazu HiroSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
" />Teruyo NogamiProduction Manager
" />Ishirō HondaAssistant Director, Screenplay
" />Takashi KoizumiAssistant Director
" />Shinichiro IkebeOriginal Music Composer
" />Okihiro YonedaAssistant Director