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