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