
Film
Rhapsody in August
1991 · 1h 38m · Drama
Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.
- IMDb
- 7.2
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 60%
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Overview
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.
Cast

Sachiko Murase
Kane (The Grandmother)

Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tateo

Tomoko Otakara
Tami
Mieko Suzuki
Minako

Mitsunori Isaki
Shinjiro

Hisashi Igawa
Tadao

Toshie Negishi
Kane's daughter

Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Noboru

Narumi Kayashima
Machino

Richard Gere
Clark (Kane's Nephew)
Matsue Ono
Kappei Matsumoto
Yoshiko Maki

Noriko Honma
Mourner
Natsuyo Kawakami

Kumeko Otowa
Crew
- Akira KurosawaDirector · Editor · Screenplay
- Ishirō HondaScreenplay
- Kiyoko MurataNovel
- Hisao KurosawaProducer
- Toru OkuyamaExecutive Producer
- Shoji UedaDirector of Photography
- Takao SaitōDirector of Photography
- Shinichiro IkebeOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- May 25, 1991
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- PG
- Genres
- Drama
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