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