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