
Rhapsody in August
八月の狂詩曲
Release: 1991-05-25·Runtime: 98m·★ 7.1
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
Tomoko Otakaraas Tami
Hidetaka Yoshiokaas Tateo
Hisashi Igawaas Tadao
Narumi Kayashimaas Machino
Kumeko Otowa
Sachio Sakaias Mourner
Torauemon Utazawa
Chōichirō Kawarasakias Noboru
Noriko Honmaas Mourner
Toshie Negishias Kane's daughter
Richard Gereas Clark (Kane's Nephew)
Hiroko Maki
Mitsunori Isakias Shinjiro
Shigeo Katō
Eiko Koike
Sachiko Muraseas Kane (The Grandmother)Crew
" />Akira KurosawaDirector, Editor, Screenplay
" />Kazu HiroSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
" />Takashi KoizumiAssistant Director
" />Okihiro YonedaAssistant Director
" />Yoshirō MurakiProduction Design
" />Shinichiro IkebeOriginal Music Composer
" />Ishirō HondaAssistant Director, Screenplay
" />Teruyo NogamiProduction Manager