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