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