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