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