Movie·1991·1h 38m
Rhapsody in August
Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: 八月の狂詩曲
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.
Written By
Ishirō Honda
Producer
Toru Okuyama, Hisao Kurosawa
Cinematography
Shoji Ueda
Music
Shinichiro Ikebe
Editor
Akira Kurosawa
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
Michio Kida
Shizuko Azuma
// crew
Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Director, Editor, Screenplay
Shoji Ueda
Director of Photography
Toru Okuyama
Executive Producer
Shinichiro Ikebe
Original Music Composer
Takao Saitō
Director of Photography
Ishirō Honda
Screenplay
Hisao Kurosawa
Producer
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