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