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