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
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Hidetaka Yoshioka
as Tateo
Hisashi Igawa
as Tadao
Kumeko Otowa
Eiko Koike
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
as Noboru
Noriko Honma
as Mourner
Sachio Sakai
as Mourner
Torauemon Utazawa
Shigeo Katō
Sachiko Murase
as Kane (The Grandmother)
Mitsunori Isaki
as Shinjiro
Toshie Negishi
as Kane's daughter
Hiroko Maki
Tomoko Otakara
as Tami
Narumi Kayashima
as Machino
Richard Gere
as Clark (Kane's Nephew)
