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