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