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