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