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