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