
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
Sony PCL
IMAGICA
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Cast
Hidetaka Yoshiokaas Tateo
Chōichirō Kawarasakias Noboru
Narumi Kayashimaas Machino
Sachio Sakaias Mourner
Mitsunori Isakias Shinjiro
Hiroko Maki
Eiko Koike
Noriko Honmaas Mourner
Tomoko Otakaraas Tami
Hisashi Igawaas Tadao
Torauemon Utazawa
Toshie Negishias Kane's daughter
Kumeko Otowa
Shigeo Katō
Richard Gereas Clark (Kane's Nephew)
Sachiko Muraseas Kane (The Grandmother)Crew
" />Ishirō HondaAssistant Director, Screenplay
" />Shinichiro IkebeOriginal Music Composer
" />Teruyo NogamiProduction Manager
" />Akira KurosawaDirector, Editor, Screenplay
" />Yoshirō MurakiProduction Design
" />Okihiro YonedaAssistant Director
" />Takashi KoizumiAssistant Director
" />Kazu HiroSpecial Effects Makeup Artist