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