
Rhapsody in August
八月の狂詩曲
Release: 1991-05-25·Runtime: 98m·★ 7.2
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
Richard Gereas Clark (Kane's Nephew)
Hidetaka Yoshiokaas Tateo
Kumeko Otowa
Sachio Sakaias Mourner
Torauemon Utazawa
Mitsunori Isakias Shinjiro
Shigeo Katō
Eiko Koike
Toshie Negishias Kane's daughter
Noriko Honmaas Mourner
Chōichirō Kawarasakias Noboru
Sachiko Muraseas Kane (The Grandmother)
Tomoko Otakaraas Tami
Hisashi Igawaas Tadao
Hiroko Maki
Narumi Kayashimaas MachinoCrew
" />Yoshirō MurakiProduction Design
" />Shinichiro IkebeOriginal Music Composer
" />Teruyo NogamiProduction Manager
" />Okihiro YonedaAssistant Director
" />Akira KurosawaDirector, Editor, Screenplay
" />Kazu HiroSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
" />Takashi KoizumiAssistant Director
" />Ishirō HondaAssistant Director, Screenplay