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