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