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