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