Rhapsody in August
Released
May 25, 1991
Runtime: 1h 38m
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.
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Cast & Crew
Sachiko Murase
Kane (The Grandmother)
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tateo
Tomoko Otakara
Tami
- MS
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)
- MO
Matsue Ono
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- KM
Kappei Matsumoto
—
- YM
Yoshiko Maki
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Noriko Honma
Mourner
Natsuyo Kawakami
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Kumeko Otowa
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- MK
Michio Kida
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- SA
Shizuko Azuma
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Akira Kurosawa
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Ishirō Honda
Screenplay
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