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