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