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