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