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